Project Engineer (Civil) – Building & Infrastructure

TOBIN; Dublin, Limerick; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TOBIN, a long-standing Dublin/Limerick based engineering consultancy, invites applications for a Project (Civil) Engineer with 4–10 years of civil experience. The role spans residential, healthcare, education, and sports infrastructure, including drainage and water networks, with Chartered status a pathway.

The successful candidate will join a team delivering reports, designs and outputs, liaising with Clients and Irish Water, and coordinating with Project Managers across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Masters degree may be required to achieve Chartered Status.
• Chartered Membership of Engineers Ireland is desirable/advantageous.
• 4–10 years' experience delivering civil projects.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Clients to ensure delivery of the appropriate reports, designs and outputs.
• Review designs prepared by Graduate, Design and other Project Engineers.
• Prepare detailed design drawings and specifications.
• Complete designs and drawings for site development work.
• Complete surface water drainage designs including SuDS and soakaways.
• Design foul sewer and watermain networks per Irish Water Codes of Practice.
• Coordinate technical delivery and liaise with project staff to meet deadlines.
• Prepare risk assessments and BCAR inspections as required.
• Procurement of site investigations and contracts; pricing schedules and BOQ preparation.
• Assist Project Managers with tender documents and tender assessments.
• Administer construction contracts to meet design, schedule and budget.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning permissions

Building regulation surveys

Residential development

Drainage design

Public procurement procedures

Contract administration

Project liaison

Education

Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Masters degree (Chartered status consideration)

Chartered Engineer (Engineers Ireland)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

TOBIN, a large multi-disciplinary (engineering, environmental, planning) consultancy practice operating in Ireland since 1952, is currently looking to recruit an ambitious and self-driven Project (Civil)Engineer to join our busy and growing team in our Dublin OR Limerick Office. The position of Project (Civil) Engineer within TOBIN requires a minimum Level 8 Honours Degree (a Masters Degree may be required to achieve Chartered Status) qualification in Civil/Structural Engineering (or equivalent qualification appropriate to the tasks assigned) and have achieved Chartered Membership of Engineers Ireland. In general, the title may apply to staff that have between 4 and 10 years’ experience depending on the knowledge and skills gained over the course of their career to date.

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience delivering civil projects across a diverse range of sectors, including residential, healthcare, education, and sports infrastructure.

To note, following TOBIN's recent acquisition by AtkinsRéalis, TOBIN now operates as TOBIN, an AtkinsRéalis Company. Candidates applying for this position will become part of the wider AtkinsRéalis group, a world-leading engineering and project management company

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Where directed by the Project Manager, liaise and meet with Clients to ensuredelivery of the appropriate reports, designs and associated outputs.
• Review documents and designs prepared by Graduate, Design and other Project Engineers.
• Preparation and review of preliminary designs and reports using a variety of computer packages and subsequent preparation of detailed design drawings and specifications.
• Complete designs and drawings for site development work
• Complete surface water drainage designs for developments in accordance with SuDS, this should include determining greenfield runoff rate and sizing soakaways and attenuation tanks
• Designing of foul sewer and watermain networks for developments in accordance with the Irish Water Codes of Practice
• Liaison with Irish Water through the pre-connection enquiry, connection application and diversions processes
• Coordinate the technical delivery on projects including liaison with relevant project staff to ensure the timely delivery of design deliverables within specified timeframes
• Property inspections and preparation of detailed engineering reports
• Preparing Designers Assessments of Risk for all designs
• Preparing preliminary inspection plans and undertaking BCAR inspections
• Procurement of Site Investigation and Building and Civil Engineering Contracts and where appropriate the preparation of pricing schedules and Bills of Quantities
• Assisting our Project Managers in the preparation of tender documents and tender assessments.
• Administration of the construction contracts to ensure that design requirements, project schedules and project budget are achieved.
• Liaison with local authority in scoping the feasibility of new projects in terms of drainage, traffic, flooding etc.
• Take instruction from their Line Manager (and where appropriate the relevant Project Manager and senior members of the project teams).

The Skills Required of a Project (Civil) Engineer:

• Excellent written and verbal (English) communication and interpersonal communication skills.
• Competent in the procedures associated with statutory applications such as planning permission, fire safety certificates, disability access certificates, commencement notices etc.
• Have experience in conducting condition surveys and building regulations compliance surveys of properties
• Have worked on commercial and residential developments from inception through to handover
• Skilled knowledge of the Building Regulations i.e. Technical Guidance Documents AM
• Proficient understanding of drainage design principals including implementation of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems and the requirements of the Irish Water Codes of Practice for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Project
• Skilled knowledge of the various public procurement procedures and thresholds
• Skilled knowledge of construction contracts such as the PWMF Forms of Contract and RIAI Forms of Contract.