Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Kilkenny
Contract: Permanent - Hybrid

About the Role

An engineering organisation in the water sector is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to deliver electrical and instrumentation designs for water and wastewater treatment projects. This role requires strong technical capability, stakeholder coordination, and responsibility for high-quality design outputs.
Key Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical and instrumentation designs for treatment plants
• Liaise with utility providers and review client specifications
• Prepare technical submissions, design calculations, and documentation
• Design electrical distribution, services, and containment systems
• Develop electrical panels, schematics, and automation network architecture
• Produce cable, I/O and power schedules, and control philosophies
• Support procurement: evaluate suppliers, subcontractors, and quotations
• Contribute to FAT documentation and attend FATs when required
• Collaborate with design, contracts, automation, and wider engineering teams
• Ensure designs meet relevant Irish, European and industry standards (WIMES, IEC, etc.)
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers
• Attend site occasionally to support design activities

Skills & Experience

• Degree (Level 7 or higher) in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years' electrical design experience, ideally in the water industry
• Strong understanding of E&I design, panel design, and industrial control systems
• Experience working with ESB and utility interfaces
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication and IT skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Customer-focused, self-motivated, and technically proficient

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.