Principal Electrical Engineer - Substations (ROI)

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options or part-time working patterns available. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to join a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?

Join our dynamic and multi-disciplinary Transmission & Distribution team as a primary plant focused Principal Engineer. Our Transmission & Distribution business delivers HV design for electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltage levels. The focus of this role is primary plant design for large-scale infrastructure, grid connections, and private networks at voltage levels normally between 110 kV to 400 kV. Typical projects include feasibility, optioneering, FEED, detailed design and design assurance on existing or brand-new substations and other infrastructure.

The work can be varied and there will be a lot of opportunity for you to develop your career within this role, using your expertise to contribute to the success of major projects such as our EirGrid framework:

AECOM appointed to EirGrid engineering design, planning and project management services framework

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Primary plant layouts for HV substations
• Equipment specifications for HV Plant and associated equipment
• Providing engineering design input to major infrastructure projects
• Project Development/Pre-construction: Development of optimum cable routes considering length, thermal conditions, land use
• Development of specifications with technology specific specialists and external project partners.
• Tender evaluations, assessment and Design Assurance activities.
• Tender specification development. 
• Design assurance of tender return documentation, during tender evaluation and supplier meetings.
• Construction: Reviewing supplier technical designs. Undertaking manufacturing assurance audits, attending FAT and providing commissioning support and fault resolution support

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.