Grid Connections Engineer – Renewables, Hybrid Cork

IERE BayWa r.e. Ireland Limited; Cork; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Hybrid Working

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance Cover

Company Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Environment

Yearly Discretionary Performance Bonus

Resumo da vaga

BayWa r.e. Ireland Limited is seeking an electrically grounded engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team in Cork, focusing on grid connection activities for renewable assets from development to delivery.

You will work with local and international colleagues to shape feasibility, planning, and certification, while ensuring compliance with grid codes and interface requirements. The role emphasizes learning from experienced peers, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritise tasks across

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of engineering experience in grid connection or electrical engineering for renewable energy projects.
• Hands-on experience with HV/MV electrical design, SLD preparation, and grid code compliance.

Responsabilidades

• Supports high-level grid feasibility checks during Origination: assess grid PoC options, indicative connection costs, and timelines.
• Finalize project-specific grid planning for formal application: confirm PoC, connection voltage, available capacity, and DSO/TSO submission requirements.
• Create and review layouts and electrical designs for Solar, Wind, and BESS projects: MV/HV systems, cable sizing, transformer specs, SLDs.
• Supports technical integration of the power plant into the grid: power system studies, protection coordination, reactive power, measuring concept, SCADA, grid code compliance.
• Conduct design verification process from a grid perspective (internal grid code compliance assessment).
• Support power plant certification process during development phase
• Review and validate execution designs from OEMs and EPC contractors for grid and electrical works.
• Coordinate grid connection finalization during execution: resolve design clarifications, RFI responses, coordinate alignment and implementation of SCADA/PPC-Grid interface, as-built design review.
• Support commissioning process for grid connection and electrical systems.
• Support acceptance of grid connection.
• Support tendering of electrical components: provide technical specifications for transformers, switchgear, MV cables; evaluate supplier proposals.
• Prepare RfD/RfI submission technical sections related to grid connection.
• Support Technical Due Diligence on grid topics for project sales.
• Identify and log grid-related engineering risks per Global Risk Governance Framework.
• Extract lessons learned and feed back into grid engineering process improvements.

Conhecimentos

HV/MV electrical design

SLD preparation

grid code compliance

risk identification

technical report writing

Formação

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Ferramentas

AutoCAD Civil

DIgSILENT

Descrição da vaga

BayWa r.e. Ireland Limited is seeking an electrically grounded engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team in Cork, focusing on grid connection activities for renewable assets from development to delivery.

You will work with local and international colleagues to shape feasibility, planning, and certification, while ensuring compliance with grid codes and interface requirements. The role emphasizes learning from experienced peers, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritise tasks across