Senior HV Electrical Engineer – Substations & Grids

Designer Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Designer Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with HV experience to grow our Engineering department in Ireland. You will provide technical leadership for HV electrical systems across the full project lifecycle from concept to handover, coordinating with multi-discipline EPC teams and supporting tendering activities.

The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years HV project delivery experience, and a strong focus on safety, compliance, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years experience delivering HV electrical infrastructure projects.
• Safety-focused with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with HV substations and grid connections (switchgear, transformers, control & protection, earthing, lightning).
• 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 activities across project lifecycle: concept to handover.
• Provide technical support to tendering.
• Coordinate HV design with Civil, Structural, BIM, EHS.
• Review HV designs for compliance with standards.
• Coordinate in-house and third-party designers.
• Develop procurement specifications and support vendor selection.
• Review and approve HV submittals and vendor packages.
• Support procurement, FATs, SATs, commissioning and energisation.
• Carry out inspections and support QA/QC, ITPs and handover docs.
• Assist in operator training material.
• Manage design-to-construction handover transition.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute to policy and process improvements.

Skills

HV infrastructure

Tendering support

HV design leadership

HV substations

Grid connections

Stakeholder management

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Designer Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with HV experience to grow our Engineering department in Ireland. You will provide technical leadership for HV electrical systems across the full project lifecycle from concept to handover, coordinating with multi-discipline EPC teams and supporting tendering activities.

The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years HV project delivery experience, and a strong focus on safety, compliance, and stakeholder management.