Graduate Project Engineer

Job Title: Graduate Project Engineer

Reporting to: Project Manager

Business Unit: Republic of Ireland

As a specialized subsidiary of VINCI Energies, Omexom acts as an EPC contractor (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) to offer turnkey solutions for the design, supply, installation, maintenance, and commissioning of electrical infrastructures for a varied range of electricity utility companies and renewable energy developers throughout the UK and Ireland.

The current team aims to strengthen its skills and demonstrate its commitment to early career engineers by offering a graduate programme that includes both specialized learning and a comprehensive view of the activity. As part of the development of our activities in Ireland, we are recruiting for graduates to join us for an initial 2-year placement programme.

Role Purpose

The successful applicant will work under the guidance of experienced Engineers and Project Managers, gaining hands-on experience across civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines while developing the technical and leadership skills required for their future career.

The Graduate Project Engineer will provide support to the Project Manager for our electricity substation/Renewables operational teams, serving as the main support function, ensuring effective information flow, identifying design risks, and making sure that design outputs comply with Works Information and technical standards. The Graduate Project Engineer collaborates closely with design engineers, planners, document controllers, commercial teams, and project managers. They help manage the program, documentation, meetings, and design interfaces to ensure successful project delivery.

The role may require regular travel across the island of Ireland, and the UK, to visit various project sites as required.

Responsibilities & Duties

Including but not limited to the following:

1. Data Analysis and D&E Programme Updates

• Assist the Design Delivery Manager in maintaining the D&E Management Report using the Project Deliverables Tracker.

• Help the Design Delivery Manager in updating the Project Weekly and Monthly reports based on the D&E Management Report.

• Gather and analyze data from various sources.

• Monitor deliverables, including incoming items, internal reviews, and submissions.

• Assist in developing and updating the D&E Programme.

2. Design Assurance & Documentation Management

• Prepare meeting minutes.

• Support compliance checking against standards and governance processes.

3. Change, TQs & RFI Management

• Maintain registers for Design Changes, Early Warnings (EWNs), Compensation Events (CEs), Project Manager Instructions (PMIs), Technical Queries (TQs) and Request for Information (RFIs).

• Ensure correct routing of technical queries between teams.

• Provide early warning of potential issues to the Design Delivery Manager.

4. Interface & Communication

• Act as a link between Design Engineers and Design Delivery Manager.

• Support stakeholder communication, document control and coordination.

• Assist in ensuring design intent is communicated clearly to construction teams.

5. Risk & Safety Support

• Support the Design Delivery Manager in identifying and documenting design risks.

• Ensure CDM 2015 Regulations compliance data is captured and stored appropriately.

6. Team & Improvement Contribution

• Promote collaboration and cross-disciplinary coordination.

• Support lessons learned collection and dissemination.

Key Interfaces

Relationships with key stakeholders:

• Design Delivery Manager.

• Design Teams (internal and external).

• Project Managers.

• Planning Team.

• Client Representatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

The jobholder shall hold a degree in a relevant discipline, preferably in Electrical Engineering. They should also possess;

• Excellent team ethic, and ability to work on your own initiative.

• Ability to communicate with people at all levels, both internally and externally, developing positive relationships with customers through good professional conduct.

• Ability to work accurately and methodically under pressure and strict deadlines, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks.

• Time and cost management skills to ensure cost-effective and accurate delivery.

• Effectively manage own time across multiple tasks and prioritise workload.

• Ability to work well within a team of other professionals in delivering designs to satisfy the Scope of Works.

Essential

• Mandatory Omexom training courses.

• Full ROI Driving Licence.

Desirable

• CIGRE / IEEE / IET Membership.

Competencies

Required skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Computer Programming Skills (Python Language, Visual Basic for Applications, Matlab).

• Computer-Aided Design Skills (AutoCAD).

• Prompt Engineering Skills for Large Language Models (LLMs).

• Detail-oriented mindset.

• Ability to put the customer at the center of decision making.

• Commitment to the highest safety and quality-related standards.

Values

In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:

• Team Spirit & Generosity - able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

• Trust and Empowerment - enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

• Integrity and Responsibility - enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship - continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.