Onshore HV Cable Engineer

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

We are looking for Onshore HV cable Engineer with relevant experience respectively required immediately to in the Dublin, Cork, Galway and Dundalk office.

Types of projects you will get involved will be as follows:

HVDC Interconnectors HVAC Interconnectors HVAC and HVDC Offshore Windfarm projects.

Typical HV Cable Engineer activities:

• Successful applicant will be expected to provide technical expertise into bids and proposals and to represent the company in client meetings as appropriate.
• HVDC/HVAC cable calculations including develop cable burial route risk assessments, landfall, and cable protection systems for offshore, subsea applications.
• Gathering and correlating engineering data using established and well-defined procedures, and generating detailed cable reports.
• Developing detailed offshore routine engineering assignments involving HVAC/HVDC, IAC and export cable design, for both static and dynamic systems.
• Proposing approaches to solve problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
• Reviewing and optimising design, routing, installation, commissioning and de-commissioning solutions.

Qualifications:

• Typically, with relevant experience.
• An electrical/electronic/power engineering or similar qualification, such as an HNC, HND, BSc/BEng and/or an MSc/MEng.
• Professionally qualified in Electrical Engineering (CEng or working towards chartership).
• This role requires the ability to implement software tools to provide desktop studies and generate reports, using Cymcap, Cableizer, COMSOL software as an example.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experienced in creating and presenting technical reports; and responding to clients’ technical questions.
• Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, lead technical discussions with customers and develop client relationships.
• Understanding of HVAC and HVDC transmission principles and requirements management.
• Understanding of functional characteristics of power systems.
• Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality and engineering integrity of the solution.
• Prepared to take part in working groups such as CIGRE, IET and other professional bodies.

About Us:

At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.