Project Engineer (Electrical)

Arcadis; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis Ireland is seeking an experienced Contract Project Engineer to support a manufacturing site's engineering team. You will blend electrical engineering expertise with project delivery in a live manufacturing environment.

You will lead capital projects from conception through handover, coordinating design, procurement, construction and commissioning, and you will manage consultants, contractors and vendors.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering capital projects from conception to handover.
• Ability to manage projects with limited supervision.
• Experience in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Strong planning and cost-control capabilities.
• Experience with HV/LV systems up to 110 kV site projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver capital projects through all phases: design, procurement, construction, handover.
• Manage consultants, contractors and vendors throughout the lifecycle.
• Provide technical oversight and challenge proposals as the intelligent client.
• Ensure planning, cost control, governance and stakeholder management.
• Support live-site installations, shutdowns and commissioning.
• Work on process manufacturing, utilities, packaging and electrical infrastructure projects.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project delivery

HV/LV systems

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Contract Project Engineer to support a manufacturing site's engineering team. The successful candidate will combine strong electrical engineering expertise with proven project delivery experience and will be capable of independently managing capital projects within a live manufacturing environment.

The strongest requirement for this position is solid industrial electrical engineering experience, alongside the ability to successfully execute complex capital projects from conception through to handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver capital projects through all project phases, including:
• Design
• Procurement
• Construction
• Handover
• Manage consultants, contractors and vendors effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as the intelligent client, providing technical oversight and challenging proposals where required.
• Ensure strong planning, cost control, project governance and stakeholder management across assigned projects.
• Support live-site installations, shutdowns and commissioning activities.
• Work across a varied portfolio of projects including:
• Process manufacturing systems
• Utilities
• Packaging operations
• Electrical infrastructure projects

Required Experience & Qualifications

Electrical Engineering Experience

• Experience with HV/LV systems.
• Sufficient technical depth to support and challenge work associated with a 110 kV site project.

Project Delivery Experience

• Proven experience delivering capital projects through scope development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Ability to independently manage projects with limited supervision.
• Strong planning, cost control, project governance and stakeholder management capability.

Industry Experience

Relevant industrial and project-delivery experience is required, ideally gained within:

• Food & Beverage
• Brewing
• Pharmaceutical
• Other comparable process manufacturing environments

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Combine credible electrical engineering competence with strong project execution capability.
• Be comfortable taking ownership of complex projects with limited supervision.
• Be capable of operating effectively in a live manufacturing environment.
• Have the confidence and technical knowledge to challenge and influence technical decisions where necessary.