Engineer; Highways (Dublin / Cork)

Jacobs; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Highways Engineer to lead delivery across the full lifecycle of major highways and active travel schemes in Ireland and the UK. You will provide technical direction on complex projects, coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and help shape nationally significant infrastructure programmes.

As part of a global company, you will work within a collaborative, safety-focused culture and benefit from flexible working arrangements and opportunities across our Jacobs

Qualifications

• A Level 8 degree in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of TII Publications, UK DMRB standards, and Active Travel standards.
• Proven technical experience in major highway, local road, or active travel schemes, with knowledge of H&S legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design and implementation.
• Provide technical direction across highways, junctions and active travel schemes.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to drive delivery and compliance.

Skills

Chartered Engineer status

H&S knowledge

BIM familiarity

Active Travel standards

Construction supervision

Road safety auditing

Education

Level 8 Civil Engineering degree

Tools

BIM

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Join usat Jacobs where you’ll help shape and deliver some of the most ambitious and high-profile transportation schemes across Ireland and the UK. As a Highways Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in defining solutions that connect communities, unlock growth, and support a more sustainable future.

About The Opportunity

In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle—from strategic feasibility and concept development through to detailed design and implementation. You’ll provide technical direction across a diverse portfolio including major highways infrastructure, complex junctions, and active travel schemes, ensuring high-quality, innovative and compliant design outputs.

You’ll work at the interface of clients, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams, providing trusted advice and driving collaboration across all stages of delivery. With major programmes underway for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the National Transport Authority (NTA), Irish Rail, local authorities, and leading contractors, you’ll take a leading role in influencing nationally significant infrastructure and shaping the future of transport in Ireland.

Become part of a team shaping landmark schemes such as

• Foynes to Limerick (including Adare Bypass)
• M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy
• Dublin and Cork BusConnects programmes
• N2 Ardee to Castleblayney
• N21 Newcastle West & Abbeyfeale
• N59 Bunnakill to Oughterard
• Dublin City Active Travel initiatives
• Dublin MetroLink and Cork Light Rail Transit

Here’s what you'll need

• A Level 8 degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of TII Publications, UK DMRB standards, and Active Travel standards.
• Proven technical experience in major highway, local road, or active travel schemes, with a sound knowledge of H&S legislation.
• Experience in construction supervision and road safety auditing.
• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM).
• Understanding of H&S legislation.

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Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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