Senior Electrical Engineer - Dublin or Cork

ENGIE; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Pension scheme

Healthcare scheme

Non-contractual bonus

Training sponsorship

Volunteer leave

Wellness days

Competitive benefits

Job summary

RED, an expanding international M&E consultancy, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer for Dublin or Cork. You will lead full electrical design on projects ranging from building services to MV topology, with emphasis on data centres, pharma, and industrial sectors.

The role requires strong communication, mentoring, and project leadership, with travel to client sites. A degree in engineering and chartership are preferred, and Irish work eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a senior electrical engineer, with design leadership responsibilities.
• Bachelor or equivalent in engineering; professional recognition is a plus.
• Chartered status or in progress is advantageous.
• Experience in specification design for multiple building types and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead full electrical design on projects of varying sizes.
• Deliver electrical building services up to MV topology.
• Provide quality control on electrical engineering projects.
• Manage project costs and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and develop team members and lead technology adoption.

Skills

5+ years experience

Senior leadership

Communication

English fluency

Education

BSc/BEng degree

MIEE or HNC/HND

Tools

Dialux

Amtech

Etap

CDEGS

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer - Dublin or Cork Job Description Senior Electrical Engineer - Dublin or Cork Posting Start Date: 4/14/26 Requisition ID: 64662

General information

Dublin, Ireland, D02 X248 | Cork, Ireland, T12 TE8P TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING IRELAND LIMITED Engineering Permanent Full - Time

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - DUBLIN OR CORK

RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.

We now seek an experienced Senior Engineer to be based in our Dublin office. The successful candidate will be involved in data centres, industrial, commercial, oil and gas & pharma. You will have experience in the delivery of European data centres and mission‑critical projects, along with other sector experience including process pharmaceutical, healthcare, commercial, labs and/or clean rooms would be desirable.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• The senior electrical engineer will manage full electrical design on projects of all sizes.
• Fulfil electrical design work as required, ranging from electrical building services up to MV topology.
• Provide quality control where requested for electrical engineering projects.
• Project cost control.
• Management of both project teams and cross-functional teams withing the existing organizational structure.
• Lead change in new technologies.
• Mentor and develop the team.
• Travel to client and project locations as requested to represent the company for meetings, surveys etc.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• 5 years plus as a senior electrical engineer, covering the duties as listed above.
• BSc/BEng or degree in appropriate engineering discipline or have sufficient equivalent experience.
• MIEE or HNC/HND plus appropriate experience or equivalent.
• Candidates with chartership or in the process of attaining chartership will have a distinct advantage.
• Significant experience of specification design for several building types.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must have a full Irish driving licence.
• Candidates must be fluent in English and eligible to work in Ireland.
• Sound knowledge of key Health and Safety issues and legislation.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications word, excel etc.
• Be proficient in the following software, Dialux, Amtech (trimble) Etap, Eracs Cdegs etc.
• Good understanding of BS standards
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work to deadlinesManagerial skills
• Presentation skills
• Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC and Technical Review perspective.
• Background in consulting or construction preferred.
• Good understanding of international working and business operations of a global consultancy.
• Act in an ethical manner and follow the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines of the Group

BENEFITS

RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:

• 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service
• Holiday purchase and buy back scheme
• Hybrid Working
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Healthcare Scheme via salary sacrifice (Company funded cover is dependant on level)
• Non-contractual bonus awards
• Training sponsorship
• Charity volunteering leave
• Wellness days/ initiatives.
• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.

*This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in Ireland without restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship at the present time.

RED is a company of Tractebel.

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Why this matters to us

Our organisation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer reasonable accommodations upon request for individuals with disabilities.