Principal Electrical Engineer (Chartered)
Location: Dublin or Cork.

About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a growing and ambitious infrastructure construction company based in Ireland. They are seeking a highly motivated Principal Electrical Engineer for their office in Dublin or potentially in Cork.
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will design and specify electrical systems for a range of building projects, including power, lighting, life safety, security, telecoms, and access control. You'll produce calculations, technical reports, and specifications, work with BIM/Revit teams, attend client meetings, and support site inspections and commissioning. You'll manage your own projects to meet deadlines and budgets while also mentoring junior engineers.
Rewards & benefits

Competitive salary package.
Hybrid working culture.
Training and professional development.
Employee recognition program.
Employee wellbeing program.
Share schemes.
Work remotely from another country for up to 20 days each year.

Key Responsibilities

Undertake the design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems from concept through to detailed design - power, earthing, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts, lightning protection etc.
Carry out and support others, in the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, Amtech, Dialux/Relux.
Preparing technical specifications, design reports and presentations.
Collaborate with our BIM team to prepare models and drawings, with a working understanding of Revit.
Representing them at meetings with clients and other professionals.
Condition surveys, inspections and monitoring of installation and commissioning.
Managing own workload, ensure projects are delivered excellently with agreed deadlines and budgets.
Assist with technical development of junior team members.

Qualifications & Requirements

Relevant experience of Building Services Engineering and an interest in design excellence for building design.
Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related subjects.
Chartered Electrical Engineer or in the final stages of chartership.
Working experience of common calculation software such as Amtech/Prodesign, Dialux/Relux, NBS and Microsoft packages.
Detailed knowledge of IE technical standards and codes of practice.
Familiar with energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings.
Understanding of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.
Competent in designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post installation evaluation of performance.

They seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. They strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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