Lead Electrical Engineer | Cork (Market Leading Contractor)
- Join a market-leading contractor delivering a flagship €35M Life Sciences facility in Cork.
- Lead the electrical engineering delivery of a technically complex pharmaceutical construction project from pre-construction through to commissioning and handover.
- Long-term pipeline of Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Industrial, Semiconductor, and Data Centre projects across Ireland.
- Excellent opportunity to progress into Engineering Management and Project Management within a growing international business.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunity to lead the electrical delivery of a flagship €35M Life Sciences facility.
- Long-term pipeline of Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Industrial, and Data Centre projects.
- Excellent career progression within a market-leading international contractor.
- Collaborative, innovative, and technically challenging project environment.
About the Opportunity
A market-leading contractor is seeking an experienced
Lead Electrical Engineer to join its Cork-based project team, initially supporting the successful delivery of a
€35M Life Sciences facility.
This is a key leadership position responsible for managing all electrical engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring the successful coordination, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover of complex electrical systems within a highly regulated GMP environment.
Working closely with the Project Manager, Construction Manager, Design Consultants, BIM Teams, Commercial Team, QA/QC, Commissioning Engineers, and Client Representatives, you will provide technical leadership while ensuring the project is delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
The Role - Lead Electrical Engineer
As Lead Electrical Engineer, you will take ownership of the electrical engineering function across the project, leading multidisciplinary teams while driving technical excellence, programme certainty, and quality throughout the delivery of this major Life Sciences development.
Key Responsibilities of the Lead Electrical Engineer
- Lead the delivery of all electrical engineering packages, including MV/LV distribution, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, lighting, small power, fire alarm, containment, earthing, lightning protection, BMS interfaces, and life safety systems, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant project execution.
- Manage the full electrical project lifecycle, including design coordination, technical reviews, procurement support, technical submittals, value engineering, construction management, installation oversight, QA/QC, testing, commissioning, energisation, and client handover, while ensuring compliance with GMP standards, project specifications, and statutory regulations.
- Coordinate closely with Mechanical, CSA, BIM, Commercial, Commissioning, and Construction teams to resolve technical challenges, manage interfaces, support programme delivery, mitigate project risks, and ensure successful integration of all electrical systems.
- Monitor engineering progress, programme milestones, resource requirements, quality performance, and commercial impacts, providing regular reporting to senior project leadership while driving continuous improvement and engineering best practice.
- Lead, mentor, and develop Site Engineers and Graduate Engineers, promoting a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, safety leadership, and high-performance project delivery.
Necessary Requirements of the Lead Electrical Engineer
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline, with 7+ years' experience in a Lead Electrical Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Electrical Project Engineer, or Building Services Engineering role within Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Industrial, Semiconductor, Data Centre, or Mission-Critical Construction environments.
- Proven experience delivering complex electrical systems including MV/LV infrastructure, power distribution, UPS systems, generators, lighting, BMS integration, containment, testing, commissioning, and technical coordination, ideally on large-scale pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing projects.
- Strong knowledge of design coordination, procurement, technical submittals, value engineering, QA/QC, commissioning, BIM coordination, project planning, risk management, and electrical construction, with experience working alongside clients, consultants, specialist subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Excellent leadership, communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.
- Applicants must have full eligibility to live and work in Ireland.
For more information on this Lead Electrical Engineer Opportunity or other Lead Electrical Engineer / Senior Electrical Engineer opportunities across Ireland, UK & Europe. Please reach out to a member of Evergreen Talent Group for a confidential chat. 