Senior HV Engineer - Energy & Industrial - Dublin

Office Location: Dublin

Employment Type: Permanent

Work Location: Office

Pay: €75,000 - €85,000

Experience: 8 - 15 years

Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

Our client is one of Ireland's largest M&E consultancy.

Lead the delivery of HV and MV infrastructure projects, including:

• AIS and GIS substations
• Grid connection infrastructure
• Landing stations and interconnectors
• HV auxiliary systems and associated infrastructure

Develop and review:

• Single line diagrams (SLDs)
• Substation layouts
• Protection and control philosophies
• HV cable systems
• Earthing and lightning protection systems
• Secondary systems and auxiliary power systems

Coordinate and manage multidisciplinary design teams, including:

• Internal engineering resources
• External consultants and specialist subcontractors
• OEMs and utility stakeholders

Interface directly with:

• Clients
• TSOs / DSOs / utilities
• Contractors
• Regulatory and approval bodies

Support the development of the HV engineering capability, including:

• Technical standards and procedures
• Recruitment and mentoring
• Development of internal delivery capability

Review technical studies and support design decision-making, including:

• Load flow studies
• Short circuit studies
• Protection coordination
• Harmonics and power quality studies
• Earthing studies

Support tendering, technical bid reviews and project planning activities.

Attend site visits, inspections and commissioning activities as required.

Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Typically 8–15+ years’ experience in HV/MV electrical engineering.

Demonstrable experience delivering:

• HV substation projects up to 400kV
• AIS and GIS substations
• Grid connection infrastructure
• HV cable and auxiliary systems

Strong understanding of:

• Primary and secondary substation systems
• Grid forming and Grid Following interfacing
• Protection and control systems
• Earthing and lightning protection
• Utility and TSO/DSO interface requirements

Experience working within:

• Consultancy environments
• Utility / TSO projects
• Energy infrastructure or industrial power sectors

Experience managing or coordinating engineering teams and external consultants is highly desirable.

Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) is desirable but not essential.

Strong knowledge of:

• IEC, BS, EN and IS standards
• Utility and grid connection requirements
• HV design principles and substation engineering practices

Familiarity with tools such as:

• AutoCAD
• ETAP
• PowerFactory
• PSCAD (desirable)

Technically strong in HV infrastructure design

Comfortable engaging directly with utilities and clients

Capable of coordinating multidisciplinary teams

Interested in helping establish and grow an in-house HV capability

Package

Flexible working times

20 Days holidays up to 25 days

Pension Scheme

Flexible Fridays and a 9-day fortnight working schedule — enjoy every second Friday off to maintain work–life balance.

Working travel out-of-pocket expenses

Travel tax scheme or bike-to-work scheme

Regular training/mentoring / further college support

Support for Chartership

Subsidised Health Insurance Allowance

A Professional Subscription Fee paid by the company

Paid Statutory Leaves

Healthcare check-ups and flu vaccinations

Contact

If you are a Senior HV Engineer - Energy & Industrial and are interested in this role based in Dublin, you can contact John Paul Fitzgerald by e-mail at johnpaul@jobcontax.com or phone +353-1-9696684 for a confidential chat.

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With over 50 years of technical recruitment experience, JobContax is the leading recruiter of Senior HV Engineer - Energy & Industrial in Dublin.

Due to the large volume of applications, JobContax may not be able to respond to every individual.

EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

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