Senior Electrical Design Engineer- (Galway) (Cork)
- Galway Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Level 7/8 Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience, preferably in the Water & Wastewater sector.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent planning, organisational, training, teamwork, problem resolution and presentation skills
- Excellent literacy, numeric and IT skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office and Autodesk packages
- Working knowledge of Trimble ProDesign (Amtech)or ETAP calculation software.
- Full Clean driving licence.
- Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability & Quality standards, policies and procedures are developed into all designs and design outputs.
- Manage Electrical Department Design Engineers to ensure all design works meet the required quality standards, project schedules and budgets.
- Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines in Process, Mechanical, Control & Automation, Civil and Structural to ensure an optimum design solution is reached.
- Liaise with the project teams to ensure that the
- Design works include the compilation and review of
- Site surveys and condition reports as required.
- M&I Listings.
- Electrical load balances, MIC load calculations.
- Medium Voltage design.
- Generator design and sizing for back-up applications.
- General electrical services design.
- Lighting and emergency lighting designs.
- Earthing and Lightning protection designs
- Cable sizing/cable schedules.
- Review I/O of listings.
- Review of control panel drawings schematics.
- Review of specialist reports on harmonics and selection of equipment to mitigate the harmonics.
- Solar PV generation and battery storage and renewable generators for small applications.
- Lead Design Risk Reviews ensuring that the design works meet all Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability & Quality standards
- Undertake site surveys and preliminary condition reports on existing infrastructure/assets.
- Procurement of packages for LV works such as Main Distribution Boards, MCC's and control panels, automation hardware/software, starters, electrical installation works, earthing and lightning protection.
- Procurement packages for MV works such as distribution transformers, MV switchgear and specialist design services for MV works.
- Procure and manage 3rd party design consultants as required.
- For all procurement packages, provide a technical and commercial review of tender returns, ensuring tender returns align to the required standards and demonstrate value for money. Provide a recommendation to procurement.
- Provide a detailed and robust handover to site delivery teams including the close-out of any design comments or construction related queries.
- With the tendering team, team assist in the preparation and pricing of tender submissions for electrical works.
- Promote and advocate key themes from Glanua Business Strategy including a move to off-site manufacturing, improved digitalised ways of working and drive towards sustainability.
- Encourage use of innovative technology and ways of working within the team.
- Harness opportunities and mitigate risk through effective design and risk mitigation measures during the lifecycle of the design process.
- Ensure you are aware of local Asset Standards, Electrical Standards, WIMES, etc and embed requirements of same into respective designs.
- Keep appraised of the latest standards and technology through continuous professional development (CPD).
- Other duties as required from time to time.
- Ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards, policies and procedures are always adhered to on-site.
- Work on assigned projects to manage the delivery of the electrical and installation scope including procurement, installation supervision, commissioning and handover.
- Liaise with the relevant employer's representatives, consultants, subcontractors, site staff, commercial resources and the general site team involved in the project.
- Management of site personnel and subcontractors ensuring that work is conducted in line with design documentation and in accordance with contract programme.
- Ensuring design, materials and workmanship is in line with the specified requirements.
- Completion of quality checks to ensure works are in line with design outputs and ready for commissioning works.
- Co-ordination of project close-out stages including handover to the end user. Preparation and submission of project handover files including as-built drawings and control panel drawings schematics post-commissioning incorporating any changes made during the installation phase.
- The opportunity to join an ambitious and growing organisation.
- Monday to Friday working week finishing early on Fridays.
- 22 days annual leave plus ten bank holidays.
- Competitive base salary.
- Access to EAP - 24/7 365 days confidential employee counselling service, free to avail for employees and their families