Geotechnical Engineer

Uniting Holding; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Roughan & O’Donovan in Dublin is recruiting a Geotechnical Engineer with 2-6 years of experience for permanent employment. This role involves identifying geotechnical risks, supporting design teams, and analyzing ground conditions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in civil engineering, experience in project management, and strong English proficiency.

In addition to competitive salary, mentorship will be provided within a supportive, multidisciplinary team environment to advance your technical knowledge.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or engineering geology.
• Project management experience and risk management skills.
• Ability to engage in a team environment and write reports.

Responsibilities

• Identify geotechnical risks and specify investigations.
• Support design teams with geotechnical inputs.
• Assess ground conditions for various infrastructure projects.

Skills

Knowledge of construction techniques for piles and retaining walls

Knowledge of soft ground techniques

Project management skills

Fluency in spoken and written English

Good report writing

Education

Degree in civil engineering/engineering geology (Level 8 or equivalent)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

CAD/BIM

Job description

Geotechnical Engineer

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a geotechnical engineer with two to six years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our award-winning geotechnical team.

Job type: Permanent

Location: Dublin, Cork and Leeds

Salary: Competitive

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a dedicated and talented geotechnical team in delivering complex geotechnical design solutions.

• rock/soil slope stabilisation works
• ground improvement schemes over soft ground
• observational monitoring of construction on peat, cofferdam piling and bridge foundations

In addition to devising and overseeing ground investigation contracts and earthworks/foundations designs for buildings/bridges/retaining walls/flood defences and climate‑resilient infrastructure, you will provide specialist geotechnical inputs to our design teams.

You will work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team environment, and with the guidance of experienced mentors, you will advance your technical knowledge and professional development.

Duties

• Identify preliminary geotechnical risks for projects, undertake option selection analysis and specify investigations to address risks
• Support design teams with specialist geotechnical inputs in accordance with Eurocodes and other applicable design standards and guidance
• Analyse ground conditions and design parameters for shallow and deep foundations for buildings, bridges, linear infrastructure (roads, greenways, railways) and energy infrastructure etc.
• Interact with colleagues in our transportation and environmental teams to improve routes, drainage requirements, flood defences and coastal protection works
• Assess borrow and quarry materials for reuse as embankment fill, drainage, concrete and pavement aggregates for mass haul analysis
• Pavement foundation design in accordance with TII/UK DMRB
• Assess and design soil improvement techniques for soft ground and peatlands for sustainable and innovative designs
• Attend and supervise investigations, earthworks and foundations on site

Requirements

• Degree in civil engineering/engineering geology (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• Knowledge of construction techniques for piles and retaining walls
• Knowledge of soft ground techniques, stability and soil reinforcement methods of particular interest
• Knowledge of earthworks, soil improvement or deep foundations for linear infrastructure
• Experience of geotechnical investigation contracts
• Project management skills and experience
• Risk management and design skills
• Ability to engage as a team member in a busy work environment
• Good report writing, MS Word, MS Excel and CAD/BIMskills
• Flexibility
• Fluency/high degree of proficiency in spoken and written English

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in geotechnical engineering or related field. For example, MSc, PhD or a final‑year thesis on a geotechnical topic
• Membership of a recognised professional body in the geotechnical field in UK/Ireland
• Knowledge of earthworks material specifications, aggregates and pavement design
• Experience of Irish/UK glacial till soils, including major road/rail projects
• Construction experience in earthworks, soil improvement and deep foundations
• Experience of flood protection projects or marine environments
• Knowledge of ground remediation/potentially contaminated materials
• Full driving licence

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.