Electrical Lead

Winthrop Technologies is Europe’s only dedicated data centre delivery partner, offering full turnkey solutions from design through to construction and commissioning. Headquartered in Dublin, we deliver projects across Europe and have become the most trusted name in our sector.

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Lead to join our team.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, organising, leading, coordinating, and controlling all aspects of Electrical project delivery — ensuring quality, safety, and performance standards are consistently met. This position will be based on-site in Helsinki, Finland.

Reports to: Project Director

Requirements

• Take a leading role in driving productivity through effective weekly and daily work plans.
• Coordinate electrical design activities with internal teams and subcontractors.
• Supervise and monitor the progress of ongoing works, ensuring adherence to schedule and quality standards.
• Maintain high standards of Quality and Safety, ensuring all procedures are implemented and monitored effectively.
• Monitor and manage labour tracking sheets and resource allocation.
• Oversee and coordinate the full Electrical installation across the project.
• Engage with project stakeholders, including clients, to ensure clear communication and alignment on goals.
• Liaise with design teams and subcontractors to ensure project delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
• Lead and mentor project teams, including supervisors and foremen.
• Work proactively with foremen to ensure people, materials, information, and equipment are in place to support safe and productive work.
• Coordinate activities with other subcontractors operating in shared work areas to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient progress.
• Review and sign off on project documentation and weekly foremen reports, ensuring all issues are tracked and closed out promptly.
• Lead weekly project meetings with key stakeholders, including foremen, Safety Advisor, QA Engineer, and BIM teams.
• Ensure meeting actions are recorded, assigned, and closed out before the next meeting.
• Maintain accurate minutes of meetings with clear action ownership.

Prepare comprehensive weekly reports including:

• Incident/Accident reports
• Schedule updates (Planned vs. Actual)
• 4–6 week labour lookahead
• Industrial relations issues
• 2–4 week material procurement forecast (including long-lead items)
• Weekly variation log (issued to the Quantity Surveyor)
• Notification of any delays, disruptions, or risks to planned activities

Skills / Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in managing large-scale Electrical projects such as commercial offices, retail, hotels, schools, or data centres.
• Data centre project experience is highly desirable.
• Engineering qualification preferred, with recent experience in managing major electrical contracts.
• Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage schedules, budgets, and teams in a dynamic project environment.
• Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting abilities.

Benefits

• Work with a market leader in the Data centre Construction industry
• Be part of a forward-thinking team delivering critical infrastructure in a high-growth sector
• Long-term career progression opportunities and professional development support.
• Competitive salary packages

Winthrop Technologies Ltd. are an equal opportunities employer