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Graduate Electrical Engineer (Transmission & Distribution) - Dublin, Cork or Galway, Ireland - March 25 onwards start
Client:
AECOM
Location:
Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
0b8c09a0b83f
Job Views:
15
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
Our Transmission and Distribution team are currently seeking graduates to work in our Dublin, Cork or Galway offices from March 25 onwards.
About our Team
Committed to addressing the complete spectrum of energy challenges, we offer expertise in renewable energy (wind and solar), Battery Energy Storage Systems, hydropower, bioenergy (including energy from waste), energy efficiency and carbon management, thermal power generation, nuclear power and transmission and distribution.
The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering team provides a range of services from the initial concept through Power Systems Analysis, Cabling, Substations, Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure, System Balancing and Compensation, Protection Systems, SCADA, Communications, Converter Station Design, HVDC Systems and Interconnectors including overseas links.
Regular site visits to construction sites for substations, cables and overhead lines would be a feature of this role.
AECOM are part of the Great Grid Upgrade programme in a Joint Venture with Arup. As a partner within the programme we are responsible for delivering design, environment and consenting services within the strategic programme of works.
Here's what you'll do:
The successful candidate will primarily be working on transmission assets in the Republic of Ireland or the UK, but the team is working on multiple projects in Europe and further afield and some international travel may be required.
We encourage membership and networking activities in industry bodies such as Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), IEI, CIGRE.
When a graduate starts with AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development proposals. Their initial role will involve a selection of activities potentially including:
* Conceptual Design
* Power Network Design, Power System Analysis & Studies using DigSILENT, PSCAD, PSS/E etc.
* Load & Demand Forecasting, System Stability Analysis
* Substation Site Selection
* Substation Design
* Ground Resistivity Measurement & Earthing System Design using CDE3D Substation & Switchyard Layout Visualization
* Lightning Protection System Design
* Overhead & Underground Cable System Design
* Interconnector Studies & Design
* Transformer & Switchgear Selection & Installation
* Options Selection & Evaluation
* Value Engineering
* HV Cable studies using CYMCAP
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.
Here is what you will get from us!
On the job support and learning
When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries.
Graduate Development Programme
Our 2 year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend a number of instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADVANCE webinar series. We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* BSc/BEng in Electrical/Power Engineering, with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above
* MSc/MEng in Electrical/Power Engineering would be an advantage
* Must have completed HV & Power related course work or module options
* Experience with AutoCAD and AutoCAD 3D is preferred
* Python or other scripting skills would be an advantage
* Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
* Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus
* Good numerical skills
* Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
* Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
* Excellent research and report writing skills
* Strong attention to detail
* Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
Desirable
* Full driving license and willingness to travel on occasion is desirable (some site travel with equipment may be required)
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start. These roles are a mixture of starts between March - October 25.
Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. 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.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
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