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Assistant Design Manager

Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇮🇪 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland

Onsite Full-time Entry Level

Support multidisciplinary design teams delivering high- and medium-voltage transmission projects, coordinating technical inputs, resources, and deliverables through FEED, detailed design, and commissioning. Help ensure designs meet project requirements, safety standards, regulations, and client specifications, and support progress reporting, scope management, and coordination with construction teams and the Owner’s Engineer.

Responsibilities

  • Support multidisciplinary design teams delivering high- and medium-voltage transmission projects, coordinating technical inputs, resources, and deliverables through FEED, detailed design, and commissioning. Help ensure designs meet project requirements, safety standards, regulations, and client specifications, and support progress reporting, scope management, and coordination with construction teams and the Owner’s Engineer.

Requirements

  • A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline and experience in substation design are required. The role also calls for enthusiasm for design and innovative solutions, strong verbal and written communication and reporting skills, and ambition to progress toward chartered status.

Benefits

  • Hybrid Working
  • Virtual GP Service
  • Gym Membership Discount
  • Menopause Support
  • Flexible Working Arrangements
  • Additional Leave Purchase
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Chartership Support

Key Skills

Electrical engineering design Substation design High‑voltage transmission Medium‑voltage transmission FEED studies Detailed design Commissioning coordination Technical input management Project scope management Safety standards compliance Regulatory compliance Client specification adherence Progress reporting Scope management Collaboration with construction teams Owner’s Engineer coordination Design software (AutoCAD, ETAP) Problem solving Analytical thinking Written communication Verbal communication Team collaboration Ambition for chartered status Innovation mindset

About Wsp In The Uk & Ireland

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering, science and infrastructure solutions firms, uniting multidisciplinary expertise to shape communities and advance humanity. Operating in over 50 countries, WSP employs approximately 83,000 professionals worldwide, known as Visioneers. In the UK and Ireland, our team of more than 12,100 professionals pioneers solutions and delivers innovative projects across the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, and mining and metals sectors. WSP is publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WSP).

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