Electrical Engineer - Water / Wastewater

Opportunity for Electrical Engineers, to join one of Ireland leading MEICA Contractors, providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK.

With major projects and long term frameworks within Ireland and the UK's largest water utilities, NIWater, Uisce Éireann (formally Irish Water), you will be joining our NI based team in Mid Ulster delivering projects within an industry experiencing rapid growth and investment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Site Manager in maintaining a safe working environment for all employees, supply chain partners and visitors.
• Ensure compliance with Control of Electrical Works E01 and The Electricity at Work Regulations 198.9
• Assist in planning and contribute to the collaborative approach adopted by the Project Team.
• Supervise work to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with Method Statements and Work Instructions.
• Record the progress of works on record drawings or other suitable means when required.
• Liaising between Mechanical & Electrical Designers and Civil & Structural Designers. Working with design teams in the production of design and construction drawings/ documentation.
• Preparation and application of Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Permits and other Health and Safety Documentation.
• Preparation of scope documents and tender packages for additional works.
• Developing containment routes and plans with subcontractors and agreeing to same.
• Liaising with suppliers and subcontractors and composition of take-offs and agreeing on variation works including feeding back information to QS's on works completed and pay less notices.
• Management of site personnel and subcontractors ensuring that work is conducted in line with design documentation and in accordance with contract programme.
• Completion of quality checks to ensure works are in line with design outputs and ready for commissioning works.
• Preparation of commissioning documentation and supervision of commissioning process.
• Co-ordination of project close-out stages including snag lists and handover to the end user.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Third level qualification in Electrical Engineering based course.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience, gained within site based environment, preferably in the Water & Wastewater sector.
• Have previous experience writing electrical permits to work and controlling electrical health and safety on site.
• Experience working with LV electrical switchgear and motor control centres.
• Experience in electrical installations, cabling and building services.
• Excellent planning, organisational, training, teamwork, problem resolution and presentation skills.
• Excellent literacy, numeric and IT skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.
• Experience in instrumentation associated with Water & Wastewater sector is desirable but not a requirement.
• A working knowledge of PLC's is also desirable, but not a requirement.
• Full Clean driving licence.

If you feel this Electrical Engineer - Water / Wastewater role is something you may be interested in and you would like to be considered please apply via the button shown and we will contact you upon receipt of your application to discuss your suitability and the role specifics in more detail.

To hear more about the role please contact Wellington Professional Recruitment.

Please also be aware that any correspondence or discussions related to this opportunity will be conducted with the utmost of confidentiality.

This vacancy is being advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd are those of an Employment Agency on behalf of our client.