Senior Electrical Engineer (P&R) | Dublin

Kirby Group Engineering; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead and contribute to Transmission & Distribution projects across Ireland and beyond. You will be responsible for design, tendering, and handover from initial inception through energisation, working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver on time and within budget.

The role requires a 3rd level Electrical Engineering qualification, at least five years in industrial project design/management, and strong IT and communication

Qualifications

• 3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering design/project management on industrial installation projects.
• Experience delivering projects on time and to budget.
• Strong IT skills and proficiency in relevant software.
• Knowledge of HV/LV networks and energy management systems.
• Mentor and coach to junior engineers and graduates.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead key design tasks for T&D projects.
• Initiate and manage subcontracting of specialist design/studies.
• Review quotations for material supply and ensure technical adequacy.
• Coordinate with PM, civil engineer and QS on sub-contract packages.
• Prepare technical submittals for client approval and audit trails.
• Attend progress meetings and ensure project milestones are met.

Education

3rd level Qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

• Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
• To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
• To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
• To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
• To work with the best.
• Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

• Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
• To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
• To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
• To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
• To work with the best.
• Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About Kirby Group Engineering

Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Role Purpose

The Senior Electrical Engineer will participate with and frequently lead key aspects of projects as part of T&D (transmission & Distribution) project teams consisting of members from various groups and disciplines across a number of areas within Kirby Group Engineering and externally. The Senior Electrical Engineer, in conjunction with the PM and project QS, will be responsible for all aspects of T&D projects from initial tendering, through contract award, detailed design, site installation, commissioning, energisation and successful handover.

Senior Electrical Engineer Responsibilities

• Identify, undertake and manage key detailed design tasks
• Initiate and manage the sub-contracting of specialist design / studies
• Ensure that technical issues are identified and resolved without delay
• Review quotations for the supply of material to confirm adequacy and technical suitability
• Be aware of, manage and mitigate commercial risk to the company
• Process internal procurement from equipment enquiries, requisitioning & monitoring manufacture through to delivery to site whilst maintaining a comprehensive audit trail
• Prepare technical submittals for approval to the client, coordinating inputs from other parties where required
• Work with the project PM, civil engineer and QS to prepare sub-contract packages
• Attend & record regular supply chain and project progress meetings to ensure that progress is monitored & maintained within the overall construction programme
• Liaise with the project team & supply chain to ensure correct operation of the plant on site & successful handover
• Monitor & record project progress against the construction programme
• Compare Tender drawings to Construction drawings and advise of any changes
• Work closely with the relevant PM to ensure that all variations are notified to the project QS
• Ensure that the Clients management tools are updated as set out in the contract documentation
• Prepare and hand over all relevant documentation in the form of a safety file at the end of each project
• Undertake testing, fault investigation, diagnostic activities and rectification of faults within your competence
• Provide technical support and direction, within your competence, to Kirby T&D Project Team members, including the application of technical standards
• Work with the project team to prepare design risk assessments as required contractually and under legislation and provide technical input, where required, of method statements & all aspects relating to Health & Safety on site
• Promote a positive safety culture and safe working environment

Managing The Projects

• Work with wider project team to review & manage the project from inception to handover
• Undertake regular meetings with the supply chain and Client to maintain progress & to ensure resources are matched to the project delivery programme
• Work with the project team to develop the project specific quality plan
• Be commercially aware, mitigating the project risk as much as possible and protect the company’s exposure to risk
• Ensure that the Health & Safety, Environmental & Quality procedures are followed & adequate records maintained
• To liaise with the project manager & prepare the project close out report

Managing The People

• Review with the project manager the allocation of resources & general progress
• Motivate the project team

Managing The Client And Other External Relationships

• Develop a strong & maintain an excellent working relationship from the start to the completion of the project
• To act as an ambassador with any stakeholders involved with the project
• Meet and exceed the contractual requirements delivering on time, safely & to the highest quality

Testing & Commissioning

• Develop, with the commissioning team, a project specific commissioning plan, amending as required following input from the Client and / or System Operator
• Attend Commissioning & Energisation coordination meetings as required
• Provide (and coordinate with external parties where required) technical support and address faults as required

Day-to-Day Control

• Provide technical support and direction, within your competence, to Kirby T&D Project Team members, including the application of technical standards
• To undertake other activities which the Company may reasonably require to be undertaken on a temporary basis which are within an individual’s area of competence
• To report progress and/or problems to the Kirby Management team as appropriate

Necessary requirement of the Electrical Engineer

• 3rd level Qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years engineering design/project management experience on industrial installation projects
• Professional and commercial acumen and be capable of representing Kirby at a senior level in meetings
• Detailed understanding of HV and LV network requirements in industrial settings, with particular emphasis on resilience and studies requirements
• Experience with energy management systems and integration of automated control systems to electrical networks
• A proven track record of delivering projects on time and to budget
• Experience of managing multiple projects at the one time
• Strong IT skills
• A flexible and delivery focused mind-set
• Excellent communicator/strong interpersonal skills/communicates with impact
• Excellent record keeper and administration skills
• Leads and influences others.
• Innovates and leads in mechanical/technical activity and challenges.
• Plans and effectively manages projects.
• Solves problems analytically and acts decisively
• Is process driven and focuses on EHS and Quality Work Management Systems and Processes
• Mentor and Coach to junior engineers and graduates

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page (Vacancies – Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on [phone].

Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.