Civil Structural Design Engineer

Fluor; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluor Ireland is seeking an experienced Civil Structural Design Lead to join our energy team in Dublin. You will lead renewables grid and substation design and manage a multi-disciplinary design group while coordinating with electrical teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years on large infrastructure projects, a Civil/Structural Engineering degree, Chartered status preferred, and strong leadership, budgeting and stakeholder skills; hybrid work with site travel.

Qualifications

• Ideally 10+ years' experience in large infrastructure, utilities or renewables projects.
• Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering; Chartered status preferred.
• Experience managing design teams and multi-disciplinary delivery.
• Proven leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of civil design software and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage renewable design projects from tender to completion.
• Mentor and coordinate civil/structural design team personnel.
• Engage with stakeholders across project lifecycle (developers, authorities, clients).
• Develop and monitor costs, budgets and programming; update weekly P&Ls.
• Prepare tender documents and manage design programmes through construction.
• Review drawings and manage RFI schedules; ensure ISO compliance with teams.
• Travel to sites as required for design meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Excel

Team leadership

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering degree

Chartered status preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil-3D/REVIT

Tekla

MS Project

Teams

Job description

Job details

Posted 01 September 2026

Start date 29 July 2026

Salary Range EUR

90000

- 90000

per Annually

Location Dublin

Job type Permanent

Discipline Renewable Energy , Power

Reference

Job Function Engineer

Job Title:

Civil Structural Design Lead

Sector:

Power/Utilities

Type:

Permanent - Hybrid

Location:

Dublin

Job Description

TRS is currently recruiting for an experienced Civil Structural Design Manager to join a growing engineering team delivering major infrastructure and substation projects.

This role is primarily based in Dublin or Kerry , with flexibility across other office locations.

This role is primarily office based, with occasional travel to site. It predominantly relates to the management of renewable design projects through the various lifecycle stages (e.g. feasibility, design, planning, tendering, construction design support etc)

The Team Lead - Civil & Structural Design Engineer will manage a large renewables focused engineering design team in the delivery of grid & substation design (20kV - 400kV) and all associated infrastructural requirements.

There will also be a requirement to manage the interface between with electrical grid & substation design teams and co-ordinate timely information flow between these multidisciplinary teams in advance of construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and successfully manage renewable design projects, from tender to design completion, and through to completion on site
• Manage, mentor and co-ordinate the civil/structural design team personnel
• Deal directly and effectively with relevant stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle e.g. Renewable developers, Local Authorities, ESB Networks, GNI, Iarnród Eireann, landowners, legal profession etc.
• Develop, implement and monitor project costs, budget plans & programming (Update weekly P&Ls)
• Tender submissions - preparation of necessary documents for inclusion in tenders
• Manage project programmes for the duration of the design process, and through to required design supervision during the construction phase.
• Review design drawings during the design phase and prior to formal issues during the design process.
• Manage RFI schedules, through the design process
• Actively co-operate with internal departments. HSQE, Design, Quality, Commercial regarding implementation of ISO 9001, ISO14001 & ISO 45001 procedures as required.
• Travel to site when necessary for design meetings as required

Required Experience

• Ideally 10+ years' experience
• Experience in managing design teams & delivery of large infrastructure, utilities or renewable energy projects
• Proficient with MS project, teams, excel, word, email, etc
• Working knowledge of civil engineering software such as AutoCAD, Civil-3D/REVIT, Tekla
• Degree qualified in Civil/Structural Engineering
• Chartership status preferred
• Experience in a PSDP role
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience managing Client relationships from a pre works stage to project completion.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrate the ability to build strong working relationships with project team & stakeholders
• Experience of working on large scale utility projects would be preferred
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good oral & written communication skills
• Full Drivers licence

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.