Bridge Design Engineer - Dublin or Cork

Uniting Holding; Cork, Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting Holding is seeking a skilled Bridge Design Engineer for a permanent position based in Dublin or Cork. With three to seven years of relevant experience, you will join the bridge and civil-structural engineering team to deliver exceptional projects.

Your role includes collaboration in early project phases, executing detailed designs, and interfacing with clients and contractors. Candidates should have an honours degree in civil engineering and a strong work ethic. Good knowledge of structural analysis software is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in detailed design of bridges.
• Ability to undertake construction stage and finite element analysis.
• Experience of written and in-person interaction with external parties.

Responsibilities

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials.
• Participate in early project stages, including scoping and design.
• Undertake preliminary and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling.

Skills

Bridge structure analytical modelling

Good technical knowledge of bridge design

Attention to detailing of bridge structures

Good knowledge of structural analysis software

Fluent English

Education

Honours degree in civil/structural engineering

Tools

Finite element analysis software

Job description

Bridge Design Engineer - Dublin or Cork

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented bridge design engineer with three to seven years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our bridge and civil-structural engineering team.

Job type: Permanent

Location: Dublin or Cork

Salary: Competitive

About the role

As an experienced bridge design engineer, you will provide input to our bridge and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects. You will be supported throughout by senior members of our bridge teams in Ireland and the UK.

Current and recent projects include:

• DART+ West, Ireland

• Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland

• Narrow Water Bridge Project, Ireland

• George’s Dock Bridge, Ireland

• Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK

• Renfrew Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland

• Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway, Athlone, Ireland

• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe dualling scheme, Northern Ireland

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements

• Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design

• Undertake preliminary design and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.

• Assist in the production of drawings

• Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents

• Support the team to deliver projects within agreed timeframes

• Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support

• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design-and-build contractors amongst others

Essential requirements

• Honours degree in civil/structural engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)

• A minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in the detailed design of bridges

• Ability to undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis

• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis software

• Good technical knowledge of bridge design

• Excellent attention to the detailing of bridge structures

• Experience of written and in-person interaction with external parties

• Flexible, motivated and focused

• A strong work ethic

• Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English

Desirable

• Good knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of bridge/structural design

• Working knowledge of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills

• Experience of working independently on detailed bridge design

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment

• Experience of working to tight deadlines

Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.

Roughan & O’donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.