Location: Ireland
Pay: EUR 65,000 - 75,000
Job Type: Perm
City: Ireland
Job ID: JO-2604-39080
Consultant: Andrew Taylor
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Energy + Utilities sector
Office Locations: Galway, Portlaoise, Dublin
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Location: Office, Hybrid
Pay: 65k - 75k
Experience: 7+ years’ experience
Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required
Our client provide multidiscipline engineering services for the energy industry. Providing a full range of design, construction and commissioning services and are active across many sectors including Renewables, Gas Networks, Water, Energy & Utilities, and Asset Management.
They are looking to recruit a Senior Design Engineer to join their Energy, Utilities and Renewables design team. The successful candidate will join an established team with senior support and will have the opportunity as their career progresses to lead high value and high complexity projects.
The Senior Design Engineer will have a client facing role.
An example of some of the responsibilities for the role as the business needs require are as follows:
Design & project management from conceptual phase through to project completion in the Energy and Utilities sectors in areas such as renewables (biogas, biomass, CHP, solar, hydro, industrial utilities), pipelines and installations (gas, oil, water, or wastewater).
Development of preliminary and detailed design calculations.
Development of design drawings and specifications.
Development of conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design reports.
Balance of plant design.
Design and implementation of energy saving projects.
Industrial utilities design, HVAC, steam, refrigeration & compressed air systems.
Attend and participate in HAZID/ HAZOP and LOPA studies
Carry out PSDP role
The Senior Design Engineer will have the opportunity to progress their career to be involved in the various business sectors to provide experience across a wide range of projects.
Requirements:
Mechanical engineering degree (Honors bachelor’s degree or higher), or a similar discipline relevant to the specification above.
7+ years post-graduate and relevant design experience. CEng would be beneficial but not essential.
Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Good academic record
Full clean driving license and own transport required
Fluent written and spoken English is essential
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Package:
65k - 75k
Bonus scheme
Career progression in line with published plan and educational support
Year on year salary reviews
Paid Paternity & Maternity Leave
Continuous Professional Development & Pathway to Chartership.
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Hybrid Working (remote and office) & Flexible Working Policy
Group pension scheme with employer contribution
Professional Certifications, pathways to become a Chartered Engineer
Contact
Andrew Taylor is the consultant managing this position.
If you are a Engineer and interested roles based in Ireland. You can contact Andrew by e-mail at andrew@jobcontax.com or phone +353-1-5310097 for a confidential chat.
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