Mechanical Engineering Advisor

Team Horizon is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Advisor on a major construction project in Dublin

The project is at construction stage, with the design substantially complete. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the client through the construction, commissioning, soft landings, operational readiness and equipping phases of this highly complex healthcare development.
To provide electrical engineering leadership and technical assurance throughout the delivery phase, ensuring that the electrical building-services systems are delivered to the required standards, performance criteria, quality and operational requirements.
This appointment would suit a senior electrical/building-services engineer who has worked on major, complex construction projects and wants to apply their experience from the client side.
The ideal candidate will bring sufficient technical depth to challenge the design and construction teams when required, particularly in relation to critical power, electrical resilience, safety and commissioning, while also understanding that successful delivery of a project of this scale depends on collaboration and effective management of interfaces.
Experience of a major hospital project would be highly advantageous. However, candidates from other technically complex sectors such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, laboratories, data centres or similarly high-specification facilities will also be considered.

Why you should apply:

• They put their people first and live their diversity and inclusion values embracing all perspectives.


• You enjoy working in a culture of learning and collaboration and making a positive impact.

What you will be doing:

• Act as the senior electrical engineering representative within the client project team during construction and delivery.


• Provide technical oversight and assurance of electrical installations and associated works.


• Review and assess contractor technical submissions, drawings, method statements, technical proposals, commissioning plans and other relevant documentation.


• Monitor implementation of the approved electrical design and identify departures, technical risks, interface issues and potential impacts on project performance.


• Work closely with the design team and works contractor to resolve technical queries, RFIs, design clarifications and construction issues.


• Provide technical input into the management of change, ensuring that proposed changes are appropriately assessed, justified and documented.


• Monitor the quality, installation, testing and performance of electrical systems and equipment.


• Identify emerging technical, programme, quality and operational risks and ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are developed and implemented.Support the client team in ensuring that electrical systems are delivered in accordance with the contract, approved design, statutory requirements and relevant standards.


• Participate in site inspections, technical audits and quality reviews of electrical installations.


• Review inspection and test plans and associated quality documentation.


• Monitor installation standards and workmanship and raise technical concerns where required.
  Review non-conformances and assist in determining appropriate corrective actions.


• Monitor the close-out of technical defects and outstanding works.


• Assess the implications of proposed substitutions, alternative equipment and value-engineering proposals.


• Ensure that maintainability, accessibility, reliability and future operational requirements are considered during construction.


• Provide technical input into risk assessments and project assurance processes.
  Commissioning and Operational Readiness


• Provide electrical engineering input throughout the testing, commissioning and integrated systems testing phases.


• Review and challenge commissioning strategies, plans, procedures and results.


• Ensure that commissioning activities adequately demonstrate the required performance and functionality of electrical systems.


• Support the development and implementation of the project's soft landings and operational readiness strategy.


• Work closely with the hospital's maintenance and operational teams to ensure that systems are maintainable, accessible and suitable for the intended operational environment.


• Ensure that commissioning activities demonstrate not only individual system performance but also the integrated performance and resilience of the hospital's electrical infrastructure.


• Any other duties assigned.

What you need to apply:

• QQI Level 8 (or higher) Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or related discipline.


• Or Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional qualification, preferably with Engineers Ireland or an equivalent recognised professional body.


• Significant post-graduate experience in electrical engineering and building-services delivery.


• Substantial experience working on large-scale, complex construction projects.


• Proven experience in a client-side, consultancy, contractor or technical assurance role through construction and commissioning.


• Demonstrable experience with complex electrical systems.


• Experience of construction-stage technical review, inspection, commissioning and handover.


• Strong knowledge of relevant Irish and European standards and requirements applicable to electrical building services.


• Working knowledge of NHS HTMs and HBNs, particularly those relevant to healthcare engineering and hospital environments.


• Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary design teams, contractors and specialist subcontractors.


• Excellent communication, technical-reporting and stakeholder-management skills.