Senior Lead Engineer (Onshore and Offshore Transmission Engineering Delivery / Infrastructure Engineering Projects)
Job Type: Permanent
Remote Work Option: Hybrid
Category: Engineering
Location: Dublin City, County Dublin, or Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Hybrid, 2 Days in Office, 3 Days Remote/WFH)
Our client are the people behind Ireland’s Electricity Grid. They operate the Power System with world leading levels of variable asynchronous Renewable Generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that’s not all, we are now transforming the Power System for future generations.
That’s just the beginning of their story. They have a critical purpose. That’s their purpose is to transform the Power System to enable our society to reduce our Carbon Emissions and meet our Climate Change and Net Zero ambitions.
Be part of the Energy Market Transformation! Help them making the Grid ready to carry 80% of Ireland’s Electricity from Renewable sources by 2030 and to be Net Carbon Neutral by 2050.
Be part of the Green Energy markets transformation!
The Opportunity
These roles can be in our Dublin or Cork office. They are in the Engineering & Asset Management team where the successful candidate will fulfil Senior Lead Engineer responsibilities and ensure that Onshore and Offshore Transmission Projects are developed in accordance with their statutory Obligations, Standards and Policies.
The Onshore and Offshore Engineering functions are responsible for undertaking project design reviews/site inspections on both contestable and non-contestable transmission projects to ensure that projects are developed in accordance with functional specification and standards.
The successful candidate will have HV Transmission Design expertise and will be able to assess HV transmission designs for conformity to standards and requirements. This role also requires that technical queries raised during projects are dealt with in accordance with Transmission System Operator (TSO) standards and policies and are closed out efficiently with their customer.
The Team
The Infrastructure Office is responsible for leading the development and delivery of the Power System and Interconnection Investment Programmes, in collaboration with partners, customers & communities.
The Engineering & Asset Management Function is responsible for undertaking four key roles; Asset Management, Technical Authority, Onshore Engineering and Offshore Engineering.
The Offshore Delivery team is responsible for undertaking Project Design Reviews/Site Inspections on both contestable and non-contestable Transmission Projects to ensure that projects are developed in accordance with the functional specification and standards. A core part of this role will involve the issuing of functional and Technical Specifications to both Phase 1 Offshore developers and liaising with these developers to resolve technical queries to ensure connections to the transmission system are in accordance with specifications
Successful candidates will have:
Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree typically with a minimum 6 years’ experience in the delivery of HV Transmission Assets Offshore or similar industry such as Oil and Gas.
Offshore Platform Design expertise with experience with experience assessing conformity to standards.
Submarine Cable Design and/or Installation Expertise with experience Assessing Cable Designs for conformity to standards.
Experience working on EPC contracts
Ensuring parties responsible for delivery of Transmission Infrastructure are provided with all requisite functional and technical standards.
Experience completing inspection and monitoring of Construction Progress for compliance to ensure Transmission Assets can be commissioned in accordance with standards.
Experience preparing and issuing Transmission Design Drawings, such as Single Line Diagrams, Substation Layout Drawings, Protection Schematics and interlocking drawings, etc.
Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the Transmission System and associated developments
Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the Transmission System and associated developments
Benefits Package: Bonus 0-12%, 25 Annual Leave Days + 2 Company Days, Max pension contribution 11% employer v 8% employee), Flexible start times 08:00 -10:00 each day & 16:00 finish. Educational Support: Funding towards further education provided. Onsite Restaurant: Complementary Breakfast/Lunch onsite every day. Additional benefits like: Purchase additional annual leave, Flexible working including hybrid and core hours, the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week, Work overseas for up to ten days, Summer flex (early finish on Fridays on bank holiday weekends) etc…
Interested? Please send a copy of your CV to hello@enexa-partners.com