Technical Principal (ELECTRICAL HV)

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Dublin,Ireland /Cork,Ireland
Recruiter contact:: Abhijeet Barpanda

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the role:
Our division provides multi-disciplinary engineering expertise across HV power transmission projects including HV substations / HVDC Interconnector converter stations, overhead line (OHL) and HV cable installations.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for an Electrical Technical Principal with extensive experience of delivering major transmission infrastructure projects in Ireland.
The role will span a diverse portfolio of work and there will be opportunities for advancement within the team. The selected candidate will lead the delivery for primary electrical design on multiple major utility power transmission infrastructure projects at various project life cycle stages including:
- Feasibility
- Optioneering
- FEED
- Planning
- EPC Tender
- Detailed Design
- Owners Engineer / Construction Monitoring/Construction Supervision

The successful candidate will deliver duties including:

Design and Development: Providing electrical discipline lead design input for HV transmission infrastructure projects, ensuring they comply with industry standards and regulations
Technical Support: Prepare/review clarifications to RFIs, review/approve technical deliverables related to electrical works. Provide technical guidance and support to the wider engineering team
Bid Support: Deliver key input at project bid stage for transmission projects covering resourcing/capability statements/delivery methodology plans/delivery programmes
Collaboration: Working closely with other project discipline lead engineers and internal/external stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met from a technical and commercial perspective
Client Interface: Provide lead role interfacing with client contacts including attendance at Client progress meetings and workshops,
Compliance and Safety: Ensuring electrical designs and operations comply with all applicable client standards, and safety/environmental regulations
Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving technical issues that arise during the design and construction phases for electrical power infrastructure projects
Project Management: Managing multiple projects simultaneously, including overseeing electrical design stage works and site assessments/construction support as required
Integration of New Technologies: Staying updated with the latest technological advancements and incorporating them into electrical infrastructural design

Candidate Specification:

Technical Expertise:

• Expertise Required: Deep knowledge of electrical engineering substation principles for transmission infrastructure, including for utility clients
• Quality Management: Experience of delivering technical quality management with clear plans for reviews, checks, and approvals.

Project Technical lead
The candidate needs to demonstrate relevant experience in the areas below:

• Leadership Role: Lead the electrical engineering team in project design for transmission infrastructure at all project lifecycle stages.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure excellent technical quality within project scope, cost, and time.
• Team Development: Collaborate with the Project Manager to build and develop the electrical design Team.
• Daily Management: Oversee technical management, coordinate interfaces, and resolve technical design issues/interfaces.
• Proposal Expertise: Contribute to proposal writing with delivery methodology development and resource requirement assessment.

Design Coordination and Collaboration:

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The candidate should excel in coordinating with other disciplines (e.g., civil, environmental, secondary design) to integrate primary electrical designs seamlessly.
• Design integration and coordination across disciplines for a fully coordinated design.

Attention to Detail:

• Review of deliverables: proficiency in reviewing, checking and approval of electrical engineering design documentation / drawings for FEED and construction level detailed design packages.
• Compliance with relevant standards is crucial.

Communication and Leadership:

• Clear Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for conveying technical information, collaborating with team members, clients and other stakeholders effectively.
• Leadership Mindset: The candidate should demonstrate leadership qualities, especially when guiding the engineering team and collaborating with stakeholders.

Experience:

• Relevant experience in power transmission electrical engineering design with a wide variety of transmission projects.

Qualifications:

• Education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer

This role is perfect for a dynamic and experienced professional looking to make a significant impact in the field of HV power transmission. If you are passionate about leading innovative projects and driving technical excellence, we would love to hear from you!

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Pension
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription ​​​​​​​

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