Graduate Electrical Engineer

About the Role

As one of Ireland’s most progressive and people-focused building services consultancies, we are looking to our team by recruiting a motivated Graduate Electrical Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to launch your career in building services engineering, working alongside experienced professionals on a diverse portfolio of projects across commercial, residential, healthcare, education, and industrial sectors.

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer, you will play an active role in the design and delivery of electrical building services solutions, gaining practical experience at every stage of the project lifecycle, from initial concept and detailed design through to construction, commissioning, and project handover. You will be supported through structured mentoring, technical training, and continuous professional development, enabling you to build both your technical expertise and practical engineering skills.

If you are eager to learn, enjoy solving technical challenges, and want to develop your career within a collaborative and forward-thinking consultancy, this role provides the ideal foundation to become a well-rounded Electrical Design Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in the design and delivery of electrical building services for a diverse range of commercial, residential, healthcare, education, and industrial projects.

Support the production of electrical drawings, layouts, and schematics using AutoCAD and Revit.

Carry out electrical engineering calculations, including lighting, cable sizing, load assessments, and other design calculations under the guidance of senior engineers.

Assist in the design of power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, fire detection and alarm, containment, and other building services systems.

Collaborate with senior engineers and multidisciplinary design teams to coordinate designs and ensure successful project delivery.

Attend design team meetings, site surveys, inspections, and construction progress meetings to develop practical engineering experience.

Prepare technical reports, specifications, schedules, and other project documentation.

Assist with reviewing contractor submissions, technical queries, and site inspections during the construction phase.

Ensure designs are developed in accordance with Irish Building Regulations, relevant industry standards, client requirements, and company quality procedures.

Take ownership of your professional development by actively participating in mentoring, technical training, and continuous learning opportunities.

Essential Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Strong technical aptitude with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in electrical building services design.

Familiarity with AutoCAD and/or Revit MEP.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.

A proactive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to continuous professional development.

Full driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites when required.

Desirable Requirements

Previous placement, internship, or work experience within a building services consultancy, M&E contractor, or electrical engineering environment.

An understanding of electrical building services design principles, including power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, fire detection and alarm systems.

Awareness of Irish Building Regulations and relevant electrical design standards, including IS 10101, IS 3217, and IS 3218.

Exposure to electrical design software such as Trimble ProDesign (Amtech), Dialux evo, or similar engineering packages.

Membership of, or an ambition to work towards membership of, Engineers Ireland.

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:

Join our award winning Graduate Program

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.

Awarded Consultancy Firm of the Year at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2026

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.