Project Resident Engineer

Roughan & O'Donovan; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roughan & O’Donovan is seeking an experienced Project Resident Engineer for an 18-month fixed-term contract in the north Cork area. You will oversee the site supervision team delivering bridge construction and local road diversion projects in county Cork.

The role involves day-to-day site operations, ensuring compliance with contract specifications, health and safety, quality standards and environmental regulations in a live railway environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent).
• 15 years’ postgraduate experience supervising major civil engineering works, with at least 10 years in civil engineering and 7+ years as project/senior resident engineer on PW-CF3 projects.
• Experience supervising works in a railway environment and administering public works contracts.

Responsibilities

• Assist the employer’s representative in duties.
• Administer PW-CF3 public works contract.
• Manage site-based team and monitor execution per contract.
• Review contractor submissions, method statements, traffic management and environmental plans.
• Liaise with design team on design-related matters and with stakeholders.
• Establish quality control procedures, records and claims management.

Skills

Site supervision

PW-CF3 contract

Railway experience

Public works contract

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Project Resident Engineer

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit an experienced project resident engineer for an 18-month contract position in the north Cork area.

Location: Cork

Job type:Fixed-term contract

Duration:Up to 18 months

Salary: Competitive

About the role

You will manage and supervise the site supervision team responsible for the delivery of several bridge construction and local road diversion projects in county Cork.

The role will involve overseeing day-to-day site operations and ensuring compliance with contract specifications, health and safety requirements, quality standards and environmental regulations in a live railway environment.

Duties

• Assist the employer’s representative in the performance of his/her duties
• Administer the public works contract for civil engineering works designed by the employer (PW-CF3)
• Manage the site-based team, delegate tasks and monitor the execution of the works in accordance with the contract requirements
• Review the contractor’s submissions, including method statements, temporary traffic management plans and environmental management plans
• Review technical queries and liaise with the design team on any design-related matters
• Liaise with stakeholders and utility providers
• Establish procedures and systems for quality control, accurate record-keeping and claims management

Essential

• A degree in engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• At least 15 years’ postgraduate experience in the supervision of major civil engineering works, including:
  • a minimum of ten years’ experience in civil engineering works and a minimum of seven years’ combined experience in the role of project/senior resident engineer or equivalent on civil engineering projects, including:
    • civil infrastructure projects (rail/roads) including at least one with a construction value in excess of €15.0 million (exclusive of VAT)
    • bridge projects including at least one individual bridge structure with a construction value in excess of €0.5 million (exclusive of VAT)
• Have undertaken the role of project/senior resident engineer or equivalent on civil infrastructure projects constructed under the Public Works Contract (PW-CF3)
• Experience in the supervision of works in a railway environment
• Experience in administering the public works forms of contract

Desirable

• Chartered engineer status (CEng MIEI or equivalent)
• Personal Track Safety training
• Knowledge and experience of the Iarnród Eireann Project Management Procedures (PMP)
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation and regulationsExperience of dispute management procedures under civil engineering construction contracts
• Experience in the assessment and approval or otherwise of value engineering proposals

About Roughan & O'Donovan

Roughan & O’Donovan is one of Ireland’s leading civil, structural and environmental engineering consultancies. We plan, design and manage major infrastructure projects, nationally and internationally.

An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of over 260 people, of 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and Leeds offices.

Current projects:

• Cork Area Commuter Rail Phase Two
• Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project
• enhancing Motorway Operation Services
• Narrow Water Bridge, Omeath, Co Louth
• BusConnects Cork
• BusConnects Dublin
• DART+ West

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.

Roughan & O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O'Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.