Electrical MV Engineer | Ireland
- Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
- To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
- To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
- To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
- To work with the best.
- Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations
About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.
Role Purpose
As Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for the lead technical support on projects, from initial enquiry and tendering right through to construction, commissioning and energisation across all Kirby business units. The role will require an adaptable and agile individual who will work with various sections across the entire business, with a particular emphasis on the MV electrical elements of M&E projects. While the role will be primarily focusing on M&E installations and projects, the successful applicant will be part of the transmission and distribution (T&D) engineering team affording them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and experience on electrical installations up to 400kV.
Electrical Engineer Responsibilities
In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:
- Review tender documents and electrical requirements, validating the proposed design, assessing and proposing alternative solutions
- Identifying key aspects of projects for consideration
- Identifying areas of potential commercial risk on projects and development of a risk register
- Working with the supply chain to prepare compliant and cost-effective solutions
- Preparing technical inputs for tender submissions and Client presentations
- Provide technical input to ensure realistic and accurate project programmes are developed
- Managing major supplier interfaces including submissions and deliverables
- Coordinate the submission and closure of all technical queries relating to the MV and LV design
- Liaising with both the internal, Client and 3rd party project teams to ensure constructability and timely delivery
- Review of BIM models to ensure keep aspects are captured including constructability, access and maintenance
- Manage technical interfaces to ensure completeness and technical compliance with specifications (e.g. between generator control and switchgear vendors)
- Working with the QC teams to ensure adequate inspections and snagging of work takes place
- Manage the execution of protection and discrimination studies
- Closing out projects, including providing inputs for O&M documentation and identifying key lessons learnt
Necessary requirement of the Electrical Engineer
- 3rd level Qualification in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years engineering design/project management experience on industrial installation projects
- Professional and commercial acumen and be capable of representing Kirby at a senior level in meetings
- Detailed understanding of MV and LV network requirements in industrial settings, with particular emphasis on resilience and studies requirements
- Experience with energy management systems and integration of automated control systems to electrical networks
- A proven track record of delivering projects on time and to budget
- Experience of managing multiple projects at the one time
- Strong IT skills
- A flexible and delivery focused mind-set
- Excellent communicator/strong interpersonal skills/communicates with impact
- Excellent record keeper and administration skills
- Leads and influences others.
- Innovates and leads in mechanical/technical activity and challenges.
- Plans and effectively manages projects.
- Solves problems analytically and acts decisively
- Is process driven and focuses on EHS and Quality Work Management Systems and Processes
- Mentor and Coach to junior engineers and graduates
Desired competencies / special role requirements
For more information on this Electrical Engineer/ Project Engineer position or other Electrical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer opportunities based in Ireland the UK or Europe contact Kirby Group Talent Acquisitions Team confidentially on +353 (0)1 454 0411 or apply in confidence.