Senior Electrical Engineer (HV)

Designer Group Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Designer Group Ltd in Ireland is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with HV experience to lead our HV projects across the full lifecycle, from concept to handover. You will provide technical leadership, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and ensure compliance with standards.

The role emphasizes safety, hands-on design review, grid connections and substation expertise, with 5+ years of HV experience and a proven ability to mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years experience delivering HV electrical infrastructure projects.
• Safety focused with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience with HV substations and grid connections (switchgear, transformers, control & protection systems, earthing & lightning).
• Experience of projects ranging from 10 kV to 400 kV.
• Strong understanding of HV system design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Experience across data centres, utilities, renewable energy, power generation, pharmaceutical or industrial projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV electrical infrastructure design and coordination.
• Provide technical support to tendering.
• Coordinate in-house and external designers on EPC projects.
• Review HV designs for compliance with standards.
• Develop procurement specifications and support vendor selection.
• Review and approve HV submittals and vendor packages.
• Support procurement, FATs, SATs, commissioning and energisation.
• Carry out QA/QC, ITPs and handover documentation.
• Assist in preparing operator training and familiarisation material.
• Manage the transition from design through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute to ongoing development and improvement of policies and processes.

Skills

HV design

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Safety focus

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Designer Group are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer with HV experience to grow our growing Engineering department.

Role Purpose

Provide technical leadership for high-voltage electrical systems across the full project lifecycle, from concept/ feasibility stage, to detailed design through construction, testing, commissioning, energization and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical engineering activities relating to HV electrical infrastructure, including substations, associated Transmission & distribution networks.
• Provide technical support to tendering
• Lead the HV electrical design and co-ordinate with other disciplines on multi discipline EPC projects- Civil, Structural, Architectural, BIM, EHS
• Review and coordinate HV designs to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and standards.
• Co-ordinate a blend of in-house and third party designers
• Develop procurement specifications & support OEM vendor selection
• Review and approve HV technical submittals and specialist vendor packages.
• Support procurement, FATs, SATs, commissioning and energisation activities.
• Carry out technical inspections and support QA/QC, ITPs and handover documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of operator training & familiarisation material
• Manage the transition from design through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute to ongoing development and improvement of policies & processes

Key Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years experience delivering HV electrical infrastructure projects.
• Safety focused with a strong attention to detail
• Experience with all aspects of HV substations and grid connections (switchgear, transformers, control & protection systems, earthing & lightning, .
• Experience of projects ranging from 10 kV to 400 kV
• Strong understanding of HV system design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Experience across data centres, utilities, renewable energy, power generation, pharmaceutical or industrial projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Detailed design experience in a number of the below technical specialisms would be an advantage.
• Grid connections and utility interfaces.
• Power system studies
• HV cables & Overhead lines
• HV substation primary design (AIS & GIS)
• Control & protection (schematics)
• Control & protection (IED configuration & setting)
• SCADA/ Automation
• Telecoms & Cybersecurity
• HV & LV Earthing
• Lightning Protection
• LV / General services
• Lighting
• Security & Fire
• ATEX
• Thermal Generation
• Wind energy
• Solar energy
• BESS