Power Project Manager - Power, Construction

Job Description

The Power Project Manager will lead the planning, delivery, and integration of critical power infrastructure across the campus. The role involves managing complex utility projects spanning LV, MV, and HV networks, substations, renewable energy assets, resilience systems, and enabling works. This position requires strong technical capability, stakeholder leadership, and experience delivering infrastructure in operational environments with strict safety and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Power Infrastructure Delivery:

• Manage end‑to‑end delivery of projects involving: Low Voltage (LV) distribution systems. Medium Voltage (MV) networks. High Voltage (HV) infrastructure, including primary/secondary distribution.
• New and upgraded substations, switchgear replacement, and transformer installations.
• Integration of SCADA, protection systems, and grid interface requirements.
• Oversee utility corridor design, underground and overhead cable routes, ducting, chambers, and interface with existing buried services.
• Ensure compliance with ESB networks standards, airport electrical safety rules, and relevant IEC/EN standards.

Energy Resilience & Sustainable Infrastructure:

• Manage the delivery and integration of: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for grid stability and resilience. Solar photovoltaic farms and associated inverters, controls, and export configurations.
• Backup generation, UPS systems, and redundancy planning.
• Support long-term airport electrification plans, including eGSE charging, heat‑pump power demands, fleet electrification, and terminal load growth forecasting.

Condition Surveys & Asset Management:

• Lead and/or oversee technical condition assessments including: Electrical substations, transformers, and switchgear.
• Buried utilities (via GPR, site investigation, trial holes, and records verification).
• Cable systems (partial discharge testing, thermographic analysis, insulation condition).
• Produce structured condition survey reports, lifecycle analyses, and investment recommendations aligned with the Asset Management System.

Engineering, Design & Technical Governance

• Coordinate multidisciplinary design (electrical, civil, structural, ICT, controls).
• Ensure designs meet: Airport-specific operational requirements and redundancy levels. Capacity for future expansion or smart‑grid integration.
• Manage technical reviews, HAZOPs, constructability assessment, commissioning plans, and as-built documentation.

Programme, Commercial & Contract Management:

• Manage complex works in live operational environments, ensuring no disruption to critical airport systems.
• Lead programme development, risk management, interface sequencing, and phasing.
• Administer contracts, typically under NEC4 (ECC Option A, C, D), including:
• Early warnings, compensation events, change management, and cost control.
• Maintain strict compliance with safety protocols, RAMS, permit-to-work, and electrical isolation processes.

Stakeholder and Regulatory Engagement:

• Engage with internal airport teams (Operations, Assets, Safety, ICT, Facilities) and external parties (ESB Networks, Daa planners, consultants, contractors).
• Coordinate statutory approvals, grid connections, and regulatory compliance.

Technical Competencies Required:

• Strong understanding of power systems engineering, including load flow, fault levels, protection strategies, and redundancy.
• Experience with substation design, HV/MV switchgear, transformers, and network protection schemes.
• Knowledge of renewable integration, power quality, and grid stability principles.
• Familiarity with GIS records, utility mapping, and buried services risk management.
• Skilled in conducting and writing technical surveys, asset condition ratings, and lifecycle costing.
• Experience in airport, mission‑critical, or safety‑regulated environments is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, or related discipline).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in project management within heavy civils and energy infrastructure.
• Strong experience with substation projects and HV/MV electrical systems.
• Proven delivery of renewable energy systems (PV, geothermal, etc.).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with Irish construction and energy regulations is an advantage.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or similar certification preferred.

Desirable:

• Experience working on Avaition or transport infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of sustainability and carbon reduction strategies in infrastructure.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

• Full time 

• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits 

• 8% Pension 

• 25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days) 

• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects 

• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally 

• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues 

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