Principal Civil Engineer

AECOM; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Career development

AECOM University

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to take a lead role in delivering civil infrastructure across Ireland. This position suits an experienced engineer who enjoys problem-solving, mentoring others, and guiding projects from early design through construction.

Our team serves developers, authorities and major clients, covering drainage, highways, flood risk and water infrastructure, with emphasis on technical quality and practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Civil Engineer; Chartered or working towards Chartered status.
• Experience delivering development infrastructure projects in Ireland or the UK.
• Strong background in drainage, highways/pavements, flood risk, water infrastructure, and SuDS.
• Proficient using MicroDrainage / InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of civil infrastructure projects from feasibility to construction.
• Act as technical lead, mentoring junior engineers.
• Collaborate with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to deliver buildable solutions.
• Own technical quality, programme, and coordination on assigned projects.

Skills

Drainage

Highways/pavements

Flood risk

Water infrastructure

SuDS

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status or pursuing

Tools

MicroDrainage / InfoDrainage

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to take a lead role in the technical delivery of civil engineering projects across Ireland. This role is suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys problem-solving, mentoring others, and seeing projects through from early design to construction.

Our team provides civil engineering services to developers, housebuilders, local authorities, and major clients across Ireland and the U.K. We work across all stages of a project, from feasibility and planning to detailed design and construction, covering drainage, highways, flood risk, and water infrastructure.

The team has a strong focus on technical quality, collaboration, and mentoring, with an emphasis on practical engineering solutions.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Lead the design and delivery of civil infrastructure projects from feasibility and planning through to construction.
• Act as a technical lead on projects, providing guidance and support to junior engineers.
• Work directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, buildable solutions.
• Take ownership of technical quality, programme, and coordination on assigned projects.

Come grow with us:

• You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle.
• career development opportunities
• our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle
• technical practice networks
• AECOM University
• volunteering days

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Requirements:

• Degree-qualified Civil Engineer; Chartered or working towards Chartered status.
• Demonstrable experience delivering development infrastructure projects in Ireland or the U.K.
• Strong technical background in drainage, highways/pavements, flood risk, water infrastructure, and SuDS.
• Comfortable using tools such as MicroDrainage / InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D.

Additional Information

Why AECOM:

You’ll work on a wide range of interesting and technically challenging civil engineering projects, with flexibility around how and where you work, clear progression routes, and support from a collaborative and experienced team.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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