Position Description
Applications are invited for the position of Engineering Officer (Designer). There are multiple positions available in both the Northern & Southern Regions covering the following disciplines;
1. MV / LV New Connections Engineering Officer
2. 38kV / MV / LV Lines & Cables Projects & Programmes Engineering Officer
3. Site Acquisition & Easement Engineering Officers
4. Mini Generation / Small Scale Generation Engineering Officers
The Engineering Officer is responsible for providing safe network designs within your discipline. These design packs will be used by ESB Networks staff and/or contractors as per Work Programs to carry out work safely on the Electricity Network. The designs shall be carried out in line with relevant standards set down by ESB Network Assets and adhering to Company Standards. Depending upon the specific role assignment this design work can be related to domestic, commercial and industrial new or increased customer connections. In addition, the design work may be associated with the Capital Work Programmes including line design from LV to 38kV and underground design.
All design work is required to be completed in a timely manner and in line with the ESB design standards & guidelines and ensuring that ESB Networks Customer Charter standards are adhered to. The role includes managing your own design workload. The successful candidate will have the ability to work on his / her own initiative but also as part of a larger design team and will be required to follow schedules set down by their design manager.
Key Responsibilities
5. Preparing high quality designs; calculating costs; preparing capital approvals, work authorisations, protection settings, design drawings; measuring design clearances, for 38kV, MV, and LV networks, including use of all associated IT systems
6. Preparing Scopes of work, costing templates and safety documentation
7. Recording and updating the Distribution Network on the relevant IT systems
8. Maintaining commercial focus by preparing least cost technically acceptable designs
9. Liaising and negotiating with Local Authorities, landowners and other parties to obtain routes for underground cables and overhead lines in accordance with legislation and ESB policies
10. Compliance with legislation and ESB Policy in relation to obtaining consent from landowners including issuing wayleaves
11. Arranging cable easements and forestry easements and arranging road opening and closure licences where required. Applying for and processing Road Opening Licences
12. Following ESB’s Code of Ethics “Our Code”
13. Processing Site Acquisition and Planning Permission applications as required
14. Manage own design workload as agreed with the relevant Design Manager
15. Delivering an excellent customer service in line with ESB Networks Customer Charter
16. Participating in the correlation and scheduling of construction work
17. Compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Environmental Legislation
18. Fulfil the role of Designer under the Construction Regulations
19. Gaining and maintaining an excellent knowledge of HV / MV / LV Electrical Networks depending on specific area of work and expertise
20. Providing support in the planning and execution of construction and maintenance work programmes as required
21. Use of IT systems such as SAP IWM, EPlan, SAP FMIS, Excel etc
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
22. Ability to translate scope and policy requirements into constructable designs
23. Ability to Implement standards and policies to ensure optimum design
24. Knowledge of ESB network assets; Substations, Lines, Cables, Protection and Metering
25. Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
Desirable
26. Knowledge of ESB IT systems
27. Understands and applies the relevant approved Quality Management standards in ESB Networks
28. Project Management skills
Qualifications
Essential
Either 3rd Level qualification or equivalent work experience
Desirable
A QQI advanced level 6 Electrical Trade Certificate or equivalent which is recognised by SOLAS.
Allowances
Successful candidates may be eligible for a car allowance