Senior HV Substation Commissioning Engineer

Electricity Supply Board; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development through mentoring

Smart working arrangements

Job summary

Electricity Supply Board is seeking a Professional Electrical Engineer, Commissioning to support the HV Substations Delivery team across Transmission and Distribution projects. You will oversee safety, coordinate commissioning activities, and conduct testing of equipment and protection relays to ensure systems meet required standards.

Based in Dublin or Cork, travel to various project locations is required.

Qualifications

• Essential third level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years within High Voltage transmission/distribution.
• Solid knowledge of Electrical Safety Rules and procedures.
• Familiarity with protection philosophies for transmission networks.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess site safety prior to commissioning activities and coordinate schedules.
• Commission primary, secondary equipment and HV switchgear.
• Test instrument transformers, power transformers and protection relays.
• Verify protection scheme designs against approved standards.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver commissioning projects.

Skills

Electrical safety rules

Substation operation

Protection philosophies

Testing and commissioning

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Decision making

Education

Third level qualification

Tools

Electrical schematics

Protection testing tools

Job description

Electricity Supply Board is seeking a Professional Electrical Engineer, Commissioning to support the HV Substations Delivery team across Transmission and Distribution projects. You will oversee safety, coordinate commissioning activities, and conduct testing of equipment and protection relays to ensure systems meet required standards.

Based in Dublin or Cork, travel to various project locations is required.