Project Engineer

Enva Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday allowance

Company pension scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Life Insurance

Bike2Work scheme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Enva in Portlaoise is seeking a Project Engineer to join the Organics division, delivering projects and supporting operations across Ireland and the UK.

The role suits a graduate with 1–3 years’ experience in engineering or environmental science, offering exposure to environmental management, planning, and client liaison within a growing environmental services business.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ experience in engineering or environmental science is preferred.
• Strong report writing and data analysis skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and client liaison abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support project manager to deliver projects safely and efficiently.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors and regulators; supervise sites and sub-contractors.
• Assist in environmental monitoring, reporting and planning applications.

Skills

Project coordination

Effective communication

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autocad

ArcGIS

MS Office

Job description

Project Engineer

Department: Organics

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Portlaoise

Description

The Enva’s Water & Industrial Service and Organics division is primarily involved in offering services to water and wastewater treatment plant operators. The business provides services to municipalities, water companies and private industry throughout Ireland and in the UK

Enva builds effective partnerships with customers and endeavours to help them further by offering sustainable waste management and environmental solutions. We aim to satisfy our customers by offering a market leading response to environmental service requests.

Enva Environmental Services division is expanding, and we are now recruiting a Environmental Project Engineer to assist in the management of operations of a portfolio of existing projects and to support the ongoing growth of the division. The role offers significant potential for rapid personal growth and development.

This role may suit an engineering or agricultural/environmental science graduate with 1- 3 years’ experience in the workforce, looking to work at the intersection of engineering, agriculture, and environmental management, partnering closely with our clients to solve real-world challenges in a safe, compliant, and commercially effective way.

Key Responsibilities

Project and Operations Support

• Assist project manager in delivering projects safely, compliantly and efficiently
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, regulatory bodies and other stake holder
• Supervise site activities and sub-contractors
• Environmental monitoring (e.g. inspections, sampling and analysis)
• Nutrient Management Planning
• Assist in day to day management of key client contacts, completing project reports and provide clear project update
• Identifying and resolving operational issues on-site

Technical

• Environmental planning, monitoring and reporting
• Designing and drafting applications for appropriate permissions, waste licences and planning applications
• Support specification and procurement of plant and equipment
• Contribute to technical problem-solving across project

Business Development

• Support the development of new opportunities with existing and new clients
• Contribute ideas to improve project delivery and service offerings

R&D

• Research and support new initiatives, processes and technologies to maintain Enva Environmental services position as an innovator and a forward thinker in this space

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong engineering (civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical), Science, Agricultural or Environmental primary degree
• 1-3 years’ experience in the engineering, environmental science, waste industry an advantage.
• Agricultural knowledge and experience beneficial
• Good report writing skills, proficient in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong research and technical reporting skills
• Experience managing plant and equipment beneficial
• Experience using Autocad and Arc GIS
• Experience in environmental monitoring and reporting beneficial
• Ability to quickly understand the technical and operational issues facing the Environmental Services Sector
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships within the existing team and amongst clients
• Strong drive, self-starter and ambition to grow a business and a team
• Full, clean driving license essential
• Flexible for nationwide travel

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Why Work for Enva?

Enva is committed to providing more than just jobs, we want to grow our business by offering career paths that match the aspirations of the talent that is increasingly aware of the need to protect the planet we all share. For the right candidates, the possibilities are truly endless and we will offer all the support, training and benefits you need to help you realise your true potential.

Examples of Company Benefits:

• A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people.
• A competitive holiday allowance.
• Company pension scheme. (if applicable)
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Life Insurance.
• Bike2Work scheme.
• Free on-site parking.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a pre employment medical assessment, including drug and alcohol testing as part of the recruitment process.