Head of Energy Infrastructure Engineering (Hybrid)

Harper Finley; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

21 days annual leave

Senior leadership role

Shape technical function and projects

Influence Ireland's low-carbon energy转

Job summary

Harper Finley seeks a Director of Engineering to lead the energy infrastructure engineering function. You will oversee concept-to-construction design, set technical standards and manage a growing multidisciplinary team in a senior leadership capacity.

Responsibilities include directing energy centre and network design, overseeing modelling, contracts, and risk, while guiding major projects through feasibility to delivery in Ireland's evolving low-carbon energy landscape.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in energy, utilities or comparable infrastructure.
• 3+ years leading technical teams.
• Proven experience taking projects from early concept and feasibility through to construction.
• Strong knowledge of thermal systems, energy centres and heat networks.
• Understanding of construction contracts, design responsibility and project risk.
• Commercially minded with understanding of how tech assumptions impact costs and returns.
• Experience procuring and managing consultants, suppliers and contractors.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in Irish energy/utilities sector advantageous.
• Experience with large-scale heat pumps, heat recovery, geothermal preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the technical team across energy centre, network and customer connection design.
• Own technical development from initial concept to construction-ready design.
• Set technical standards, design principles and stage-gate requirements.
• Oversee energy modelling, heat demand assessments, hydraulic modelling and options.
• Manage technical consultants, suppliers and contractors, including scopes, tenders and evaluations.
• Own technical CAPEX and OPEX assumptions and input into financial models.
• Support planning, funding applications, customer agreements and technical due diligence.
• Ensure design risk management, compliance and handover to construction.
• Act as senior technical authority presenting proposals to leadership and investors.
• Drive continuous improvement across technical standards, processes and development.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Team management

Energy systems

Thermal engineering

Energy modelling

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Building Services Engineering

Energy Systems

Civil Engineering

Tools

Hydraulic modelling

Energy centre design

Contract management

Job description

Harper Finley seeks a Director of Engineering to lead the energy infrastructure engineering function. You will oversee concept-to-construction design, set technical standards and manage a growing multidisciplinary team in a senior leadership capacity.

Responsibilities include directing energy centre and network design, overseeing modelling, contracts, and risk, while guiding major projects through feasibility to delivery in Ireland's evolving low-carbon energy landscape.