Murphy Water are hiring an Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to support the maintenance and operation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities across Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established contractor and play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable performance of critical infrastructure. The successful candidate will join the Murphy Water Operations team and lead electrical maintenance activities across multiple sites.

Duties

• Supervise electrical maintenance activities across water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Lead and coordinate electrical maintenance technicians and subcontractors to ensure work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Diagnose and resolve faults on electrical distribution systems, motors, MCCs, PLCs, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed in accordance with client requirements, industry standards, and company procedures.
• Monitor plant performance and identify opportunities for improvements and optimisation.
• Manage maintenance documentation, reports, permits, and asset records.
• Coordinate with operations, mechanical, and engineering teams to minimise downtime and achieve maintenance objectives.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Support commissioning and handover activities on new and upgraded installations.

 

Skills / Experience

• Proven experience supervising electrical maintenance activities within a process, utilities, or industrial environment.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic capabilities on electrical and control systems.
• Experience managing maintenance teams and contractors.
• Knowledge of PLCs, SCADA systems, instrumentation, and electrical distribution systems.
• Excellent planning, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience within the Water / Wastewater industry is desirable.
• Full clean Driver's Licence.

 

Qualifications

• National Craft Certificate in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Electrical engineering qualification (Level 6 or higher) desirable.
• Safe Pass and relevant electrical certification desirable.