Job Title:
Lead Electrical Engineer
Location:
Citywest, Dublin
Arcadis work at the frontier of facility delivering innovative and ground-breaking solutions for our clients on the most exciting and high-profile projects around the world, designing some of the most complex and specialized facilities under construction today. Our EPCM business is growing, and we are recruiting key team members. Look no further if you would you like to work on one of the biggest and leading-edge construction projects in Semiconductor industry and be part of a winning team. People with skills, knowledge, and expertise like yours underpin our success. A career at Arcadis is truly rewarding, with excellent benefits and opportunities to develop your technical and professional development. We respect and support each other to create one Arcadis team. We are dynamic, we create space for ideas, independent views and challenging the status quo. We have a diverse workforce and embrace different views and perspectives.
Look no further if you would you like to be part of a vibrant dynamic team that delivers world class engineering, design, and project management for industry leading clients around the world. If you have what it takes to work with us, apply today.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to lead MV/LV electrical design delivery across semiconductor manufacturing facilities, while managing and developing a high-performing engineering team.
This is a critical leadership role within a fast-paced Engineering environment, requiring strong technical authority, delivery focus, and the ability to drive coordination across complex, highly integrated systems.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage the Electrical Engineering team, including MV/LV engineers and designers, ensuring alignment with project objectives and delivery milestones
• Own electrical design delivery across all project phases — from concept through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning
• Act as the Electrical Discipline Lead, interfacing with Project Managers, Engineering Managers, and client stakeholders
• Drive technical excellence and consistency, ensuring all deliverables meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements
• Coordinate electrical systems across highly integrated facility infrastructure, ensuring robust and scalable power distribution solutions
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination across:
- Wet & Dry Mechanical
- Chemical / Process Systems
- Automation & Controls
- Industrial Engineering
• Review and approve critical deliverables, including:
- MV/LV distribution strategies and architectures
- Load schedules and demand modelling
- Single line diagrams and panel schedules
- Earthing and bonding strategies for sensitive environments
- Protection philosophies and selectivity studies
- Specifications and IFC deliverables
• Ensure constructability and installation readiness, supporting site teams through construction, energisation, and commissioning
• Drive schedule performance, ensuring design deliverables align with project milestones and construction sequencing
• Lead technical risk management, proactively identifying and mitigating capacity, integration, and delivery risks
• Mentor and develop the electrical team, building capability and promoting best practice across semiconductor projects
• Drive standardisation and innovation, including efficient design approaches and repeatable electrical solutions
Requirements
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience in a lead electrical engineering role, with responsibility for managing teams
• Strong technical expertise in MV/LV power distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, cabling, and protection systems
• Experience working in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or advanced manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of high-reliability and mission-critical electrical systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces and complex project requirements
• Experience within EPCM project delivery environments, with exposure to fast-track schedules
• Strong client-facing and communication skills
What You Will Bring
• A leadership mindset with the ability to build, motivate, and hold teams accountable
• Strong organisational and decision-making capability in complex project environments
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to technical challenges
• Commitment to quality, safety, and sustainable design principles
• Focus on energy efficiency, resilience, and power optimisation within high-demand manufacturing environments
Why Join Us
You will play a key leadership role in delivering cutting-edge semiconductor facilities, shaping electrical design strategies and driving performance across multidisciplinary teams.
This is an opportunity to:
• Influence power infrastructure strategies in advanced manufacturing
• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams
• Deliver complex, high-value EPCM projects
