Senior Electrical Engineer (HV)

Designer Group are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer with HV experience to grow our growing Engineering department.

Provide technical leadership for high-voltage electrical systems across the full project lifecycle, from concept/ feasibility stage, to detailed design through construction, testing, commissioning, energization and handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engineering activities relating to HV electrical infrastructure, including substations, associated Transmission & distribution networks.

Provide technical support to tendering

• Lead the HV electrical design and co-ordinate with other disciplines on multi discipline EPC projects- Civil, Structural, Architectural, BIM, EHS
• Review and coordinate HV designs to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and standards.
• Co-ordinate a blend of in-house and third party designers

Develop procurement specifications & support OEM vendor selection

• Review and approve HV technical submittals and specialist vendor packages.
• Support procurement, FATs, SATs, commissioning and energisation activities.
• Carry out technical inspections and support QA/QC, ITPs and handover documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of operator training & familiarisation material
• Manage the transition from design through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute to ongoing development and improvement of policies & processes
• Power system studies

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years experience delivering HV electrical infrastructure projects.

Safety focused with a strong attention to detail

• Experience with all aspects of HV substations and grid connections (switchgear, transformers, control & protection systems, earthing & lightning, .
• Experience of projects ranging from 10 kV to 400 kV
• Strong understanding of HV system design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Experience across data centres, utilities, renewable energy, power generation, pharmaceutical or industrial projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred

• Detailed design experience in a number of the below technical specialisms would be an advantage.
• Grid connections and utility interfaces.
• HV cables & Overhead lines
• HV substation primary design (AIS & GIS)
• Control & protection (schematics)
• Control & protection (IED configuration & setting)
• SCADA/ Automation
• Telecoms & Cybersecurity
• HV & LV Earthing
• Lightning Protection
• LV / General services
• Lighting
• Security & Fire
• ATEX
• Thermal Generation
• Wind energy
• Solar energy
• BESS

Senior Electrical Engineer (HV)

Designer Group · Dublin, Ireland · — · Posted 2026-10-29

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