Hybrid Substation Site Engineer – Quality & Testing

Hitachi Energy; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus scheme

Generous annual leave

Company-sponsored medical insurance

Pension plan

Hybrid work environment

Training and development

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Dublin is seeking a quality professional to lead project quality plans, inspections and commissioning support for substation projects. You will ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE and ISO 9001 standards, review drawings, and drive NCR resolution and root-cause analysis.

You will coach engineers and inspectors, monitor suppliers, and contribute to continuous improvement through KPI analysis. This role blends office coordination with site activities in a hybrid Dublin environment

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of electrical substation design, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001 principles and auditing methodologies.
• Experience managing quality documentation, inspections, quality records and project handover packages.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, engineering drawings and applicable industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain project-specific Quality Plans, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), quality procedures and inspection checklists.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, specifications and statutory requirements, including IEC, IEEE, customer specifications, and company quality management systems.
• Coordinate and monitor quality inspections, witness tests, factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Review engineering drawings, technical documentation, method statements and work procedures to verify compliance with quality requirements and identify potential discrepancies.
• Conduct site quality inspections and audits to verify that construction and installation activities are performed in accordance with approved documentation and project requirements.
• Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs), ensuring timely resolution and effective root cause analysis.
• Monitor suppliers, subcontractors and project teams to ensure adherence to quality requirements throughout manufacturing, installation and commissioning phases.
• Collect, review and maintain quality records, inspection reports, test reports, certificates and handover documentation to support project completion and customer acceptance.
• Support project teams in identifying quality risks and implementing mitigation measures to minimise rework, delays and cost impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by analysing quality performance trends, lessons learned and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Provide quality guidance, coaching and support to engineers, supervisors, subcontractors and construction teams.
• Participate in customer, regulatory and certification audits and support successful project quality reviews.

Skills

Electrical substations

Quality management systems

Inspection & testing

Engineering drawings interpretation

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Dublin is seeking a quality professional to lead project quality plans, inspections and commissioning support for substation projects. You will ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE and ISO 9001 standards, review drawings, and drive NCR resolution and root-cause analysis.

You will coach engineers and inspectors, monitor suppliers, and contribute to continuous improvement through KPI analysis. This role blends office coordination with site activities in a hybrid Dublin environment