Senior Electrical Engineer - Data Center Specialist

About the Role

As one of Ireland's most progressive and people-focused building consultancies, we are expanding our team with an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Centre Specialist. This role is ideal for someone with a strong track record of delivering electrical building services on technically complex construction projects. At ORS, we provide high-quality engineering and project management services across the commercial, residential, healthcare and mixed-use sectors nationwide.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical expertise, excellent coordination skills, and proven experience delivering large-scale electrical building services projects.

Working closely with clients, design teams, contractors, and specialist consultants, you will provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring high-quality electrical design, coordination, and delivery. You will also support project certification, compliance, and quality assurance processes while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage technical coordination of the electrical package throughout project delivery.
• Lead client meetings and coordinate all electrical engineering communications.
• Manage technical submittals, RFIs, and design reviews.
• Coordinate electrical, mechanical, and CSA interfaces to ensure seamless installation.
• Develop and review commissioning documentation for electrical systems.
• Prepare and review method statements and risk assessments.
• Monitor installation progress and ensure works remain on programme.
• Assist with cost management, change control, and variation assessments.
• Drive completion of O&M manuals and handover documentation.
• Support and mentor Electrical Engineers and Package Managers.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering electrical packages on large-scale construction projects such as data centres, pharmaceutical, industrial, or other mission-critical developments.
• Strong understanding of electrical commissioning, technical submittals, and RFI management.
• Knowledge of electrical power distribution systems, standby generation, UPS systems, lighting, earthing, and life safety systems.
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and maintain high standards of quality and compliance.
• Proactive approach with strong attention to detail and commitment to professional standards.
  

Desirable Requirements

• Data centre project experience.
• Knowledge of commissioning procedures for electrical building services.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with BIM coordination and digital construction platforms.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Chartered Engineer status or progression toward chartership.
• Leadership or mentoring experience within project or compliance teams.
• Experience with pharmaceutical, cleanroom, or highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of LEED, energy-efficient design, or sustainable building standards.
• Experience with mission-critical electrical infrastructure, including MV/LV distribution, UPS systems, generators, and critical power systems.

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.