Senior HV/MV Substation Design Engineer – Hybrid Role

TLI Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

TLI Group in Dublin is seeking a Senior Primary Substation Electrical Engineer to design HV/MV substations and lead a small design team. The role offers hybrid working from the Dublin office with occasional travel to Waterford, Limerick or Cork.

You will own primary design activities, review deliverables, and ensure compliance with ESB/EirGrid and safety standards while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to tender submissions.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in HV/MV primary design.
• Proven experience delivering primary design on utility or large-scale infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of primary substation design for HV/MV projects, including SLDs, layouts, equipment specifications, and design calculations.
• Develop and review primary design deliverables, ensuring compliance with client requirements, industry standards, and best practice.
• Act as the technical authority for primary design, maintaining engineering standards, templates, and procedures.
• Perform design reviews, checking, and technical verification of internal and external engineering outputs.
• Provide technical support throughout project delivery, construction, testing, and commissioning phases.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and drive continuous improvement in design quality, standardisation, and efficiency.
• Mentor and support the development of junior engineers within the team.
• Contribute technical expertise to tender submissions, estimates, and client engagements.
• Promote a strong safety-first culture and stay up to date with industry developments and emerging technologies.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Multitasking

Independent contributor

Education

Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Primtech

Job description

TLI Group in Dublin is seeking a Senior Primary Substation Electrical Engineer to design HV/MV substations and lead a small design team. The role offers hybrid working from the Dublin office with occasional travel to Waterford, Limerick or Cork.

You will own primary design activities, review deliverables, and ensure compliance with ESB/EirGrid and safety standards while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to tender submissions.