Senior HV Electrical Engineer: Substations & Grid (Hybrid)

Rent a Recruiter; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Training and professional development

Employee recognition program

Work remotely from another country for

up to 20 days each year

Job summary

Rent a Recruiter in Ireland is seeking a Senior HV Electrical Engineer for our Dublin office to deliver high‑voltage design solutions for major projects across Ireland, the UK and internationally. You will collaborate with utilities and clients to ensure robust electrical designs.

This permanent role offers a hybrid working model (3 days in the office), training opportunities, and a clear path to Chartered status.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering; ideally Chartered Engineer
• Experience in HV substation design (132kV-400kV)
• Familiarity with Irish TSO and DNO standards
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to lead technical workstreams and project delivery
• Experience in HV substation design 110kV-400kV

Responsibilities

• Design and owners' engineering of HV substations and grid projects
• Review HV plant layouts, earthing, interlocking, busbar calculations
• Assess detailed designs against specifications and proposed variations
• Input into contestable specification packs (SLDs, interlocking, drawings)
• Specify HV equipment and provide technical input across lifecycle stages
• Contribute to energy storage, HVDC, smart-grid projects and tendering

Skills

HV substation design

lead technical workstreams

stakeholder engagement

communication skills

design delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status (or in progress)

Job description

Rent a Recruiter in Ireland is seeking a Senior HV Electrical Engineer for our Dublin office to deliver high‑voltage design solutions for major projects across Ireland, the UK and internationally. You will collaborate with utilities and clients to ensure robust electrical designs.

This permanent role offers a hybrid working model (3 days in the office), training opportunities, and a clear path to Chartered status.