Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Veolia Energy Services Ireland Limited; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full VHI cover

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia Energy Services Ireland Limited is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Kilkenny to lead electrical design for water and wastewater facilities.

You will develop detailed electrical and instrumentation designs, panels, and control architectures while coordinating with clients, suppliers, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical design
• Experience in water and wastewater industry
• Strong communication and mentoring capabilities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate electrical design for water and wastewater plants
• Liaise with ESB and clients on technical queries and approvals
• Prepare electrical layouts, schematics and panel designs
• Develop automation hardware and network architecture for control systems
• Prepare procurement specs and evaluate quotations
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and coordinate with multiple departments

Skills

Electrical design

Water/wastewater knowledge

Project leadership

Communication skills

Mentoring

Standards & specs

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Kilkenny

Duration: Permanent

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm

Overview of the role:

This role is an exciting opportunity for an Experience Senior Electrical Design Engineer with Water/WasteWater experience. Produce detailed Electrical and Instrumentation designs for Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants. The role will have responsibility for ensuring that all work is efficiently and effectively managed and executed within defined constraints, such as time and budget, and with due diligence. The role will require strong technical skills and communication and interaction with managers, engineers, internal and external team members, suppliers and clients.

Duties:

• Experience liaising with Electrical Supply Board (ESB)


• Design and selection of Instrumentation for Water and WasteWater process


• Evaluation of the client specifications from Industrial Clients and Municipal Clients


• Liaise with clients in relation to electrical design queries, submission approvals and specification compliance


• Preparation of Electrical Technical Designs & Submissions


• Design of electrical distribution and general services (lighting, fire and intruder alarms and containment systems)


• Design and development of Electrical Panels including schematic review (MCC, LCP, MDB etc)


• Development of automation hardware and system network architecture


• Prepare Cable, IO & Power schedules


• Evaluation and selection of sub-contractors and suppliers


• Preparation of procurement specifications and quotation evaluations


• Liaise with other departments i.e. design, contracts, control & automation etc and with equipment suppliers


• Provide advice to the mechanical designers on electrical requirements at the design stage


• Understanding and ability to update single line diagrams, panel schematics and wiring diagrams


• Preparation of Panel FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) documentation, FAT attendance and sign off


• Preparation of Control Philosophies


• Working to Irish Standards, European Norm, Water Industry Standards (WIMES) & IEC standards


• Travel to site occasionally as required to support design activities and to review construction progress or troubleshooting as necessary


• Provide Electrical Design expertise to the business


• Act as a mentor for more Junior members of the team

Skills:

• Level 7 or Higher in Electrical Engineering


• 10+ Years Experience in an Electrical Design Role


• Knowledge of Water and Wastewater treatment industry


• Highly organised and efficient


• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written


• Excellent IT skills


• Attention to detail


• Strong technical knowledge


• Team player and ability to work on own initiative


• Ability to lead and manage others


• Customer Focused


• Self-motivated

About Veolia

Veolia is Irelands leading environmental services company providing solutions that enable ecological transformation. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water services and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. Veolia in Ireland works with our customers to carefully manage scarce resources. Through our expertise in operations, engineering and technology we reduce the environmental impact of our customer's activities while helping industrial companies, services organisations and the public sector to operate in a more efficient manner.

We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.

Benefits

• Full VHI cover


• Pension


• Education assistance

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues.

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