Onshore HV Cable Engineer

TN Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Onshore HV Cable Engineer to join their dynamic team in Dublin. In this role, you will be involved in exciting projects such as HVDC and HVAC interconnectors and offshore windfarm developments. Your expertise will be vital in performing technical calculations, optimizing designs, and engaging with clients to ensure project success. The company is committed to sustainability and inclusion, fostering a collaborative environment where diverse talents thrive. If you are looking to make a meaningful impact in the engineering field, this opportunity offers a platform to grow and excel.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Family-friendly policies

Employee networks for support

Qualifications

• Experience in HVDC/HVAC cable calculations and technical report writing.
• Professional qualification in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for bids and proposals.
• Perform cable calculations and develop design solutions.

Skills

HVDC/HVAC cable calculations

Technical report writing

Client relationship management

Problem-solving

Understanding of power systems

Communication skills

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Power Engineering qualification

HNC/HND/BSc/BEng/MSc/MEng

Professional qualification in Electrical Engineering (CEng)

Tools

Cymcap

Cableizer

COMSOL

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AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

We are looking for Onshore HV Cable Engineer with relevant experience required immediately for our Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Dundalk offices.

Types of projects you will get involved in will be as follows:

• HVDC Interconnectors
• HVAC Interconnectors
• HVAC and HVDC Offshore Windfarm projects

Typical HV Cable Engineer activities:

• Provide technical expertise into bids and proposals and represent the company in client meetings as appropriate.
• Perform HVDC/HVAC cable calculations, including developing cable burial route risk assessments, landfall, and cable protection systems for offshore, subsea applications.
• Gather and correlate engineering data using established and well-defined procedures, generating detailed cable reports.
• Develop detailed offshore routine engineering assignments involving HVAC/HVDC, IAC, and export cable design for both static and dynamic systems.
• Propose approaches to solve problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Review and optimize design, routing, installation, commissioning, and decommissioning solutions.

Qualifications:

• Typically, with relevant experience.
• An electrical/electronic/power engineering or similar qualification, such as an HNC, HND, BSc/BEng, and/or an MSc/MEng.
• Professionally qualified in Electrical Engineering (CEng or working towards chartership).
• Ability to implement software tools to provide desktop studies and generate reports using tools like Cymcap, Cableizer, COMSOL.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experienced in creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questions.
• Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, lead technical discussions with customers, and develop client relationships.
• Understanding of HVAC and HVDC transmission principles and requirements management.
• Understanding of functional characteristics of power systems.
• Able to work to deadlines under pressure while maintaining the safety, quality, and engineering integrity of the solution.
• Prepared to take part in working groups such as CIGRE, IET, and other professional bodies.

About Us:

At AtkinsRéalis, we put Environment, Sustainability, and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.