Resident Engineer (18 Months FTC) Ireland Limerick Application Deadline 24 November 2026

Cowi; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flexible and hybrid working

Pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Mentoring system

CPD

Sports and social

Job summary

Punch Consulting Engineers, a COWI company, seeks a Resident Engineer for a landmark redevelopment in Limerick. You will lead on-site engineering teams on a large residential project in a city-centre block including offices, a library and a public realm, with a hybrid office/home setup.

The role requires a degree in engineering, civil works experience and strong liaison with stakeholders, ensuring safety, quality and timely delivery across multiple contracts.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or construction management.
• Experience in civil engineering works.
• Awareness of duties under Safety, Health and Welfare at Work legislation.
• Experience liaising with statutory undertakers, stakeholders, and landowners.
• Experience supporting the Employer’s Representative for conciliation/arbitration.
• Contributed to development and review of the Construction Risk Register.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all site supervisory staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and deliver multiple construction contracts to high standards.
• Liaise with Employer’s Representative, contractor, client and stakeholders.
• Organise and maintain site supervision at all times during construction works.
• Maintain accurate site records, reports, diaries, correspondence, and photos.
• Assess contractor submissions for compliance with Works Requirements.
• Review contractor payment applications and value engineering proposals.
• Ensure contractor design submissions and variations are reviewed and documented.
• Monitor progress against the approved programme and report delays/risks.
• Ensure compliance with permits, licences and statutory approvals.
• Verify that Temporary Traffic Management Plans and construction phasing are implemented.
• Prepare responses for claims for extra payment or extensions of time.
• Support Employer’s Representative with site data, surveys and records.
• Assist with administration of the construction contract and records.
• Attend Construction Stage Monitoring Meetings and prepare progress reports.

Skills

Civil engineering

Stakeholder liaison

Construction supervision

Site records management

Contractor submissions

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Engineering or construction management degree

Job description

Resident Engineer

Dublin, Limerick or Cork

18 Months FTC

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want towork on the most prestigious projects in Limerick? Can you work alongside the employer representative and major stakeholders? Are you an experienced resident engineer? Then, read on. This could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

Tolead on a landmark project in Limerick, we are looking for a Resident Engineer to join us. Working on a large residential building project you’ll lead the on-site engineering team of a redevelopment within Limerick’s city centre on an existing block, delivering new commercial, civic and public-realm infrastructure. This includes offices, a city library, an apart-hotel, a public plaza, underground parking and the refurbishment of protected heritage structures.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To take a key role in the oversight and delivery of multiple construction contracts, ensuring works are executed to the highest technical, safety, and quality standards.
• Assist in liaising with the employer’s representative, contractor, client and all major stakeholders
• Organise and maintain adequate site supervision at all times during construction works
• Ensure that accurate and complete site records are kept, including reports, diaries, correspondence, and photographic records (hard and soft copy), and made available for inspection by authorised personnel
• Assess contractor submissions, including method statements, for compliance with the Works Requirements
• Review and report on contractor payment applications against verified work completed including value engineering proposals
• Ensure all contractor design submissions and variations to the Works Requirements are reviewed, approved, and fully documented prior to execution
• Monitor construction progress against the approved programme and report any delays or risks (including Maintain records relating to delays, industrial disputes, adverse ground conditions, and disputes involving subcontractors, landowners, pier users, or local businesses)
• Ensure compliance with the conditions set out in all relevant permits, licences, and statutory approvals
• Verify that Temporary Traffic Management Plans and construction phasing are implemented as agreed with the Client and relevant stakeholders
• Prepare draft responses and supporting information for the Employer’s Representative in relation to claims for additional payment or extensions of time
• Liaise with and support the Employer’s Representative throughout the construction and defects periods, providing site data, surveys, and photographic records under the construction contract
• Assist with the administration of the construction contract, including correspondence and contractual records
• Attend and contribute to Construction Stage Monitoring Meetings, including taking minutes where required and preparing reports in advance summarising progress, expenditure, resources, defects, and outstanding issues

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that,you’llhave:

• Competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience, the salary band for this role is €50,000 to €60,000
• Degree in Engineering or construction management
• Experience in civil engineering works
• Awareness of the duties and responsibilities of contractors and others under Safety, Health and Welfare at Work legislation
• Experience liaising with statutory undertakers, stakeholders, and landowners as required
• Prior experience providing information to support the Employer’s Representative in preparation for conciliation or arbitration proceedings, and participate in such hearings where necessary
• Previously contributed to the development and ongoing review of the Construction Risk Register
• The ability to ensure effective communication with all site supervisory staff on matters affecting their work

A place to work and so much more

Punch Consulting Engineers, a COWI company, was founded in Limerick in 1973 with a commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality engineering solutions. Over the past five decades, PUNCH have grown into a leading consultancy with offices across Ireland and the UK, including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Macclesfield and Glasgow.

The engineering consultancy provides a comprehensive range of services across a diverse portfolio of sectors, with expertise spanning buildings, infrastructure, energy transition, ports and marine, and health and safety.

Since May 2026, PUNCH has been part of COWI, a global engineering consultancy. Together with COWI PUNCH is shaping a future where people and societies can thrive by combining local knowledge and global expertise to provide innovative and inspiring engineering solutions that improve quality of life for people today and for generations to come.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a more sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin the Nordic region, the UK & Ireland, NorthAmericaand India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering, architecture,energyand environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Pension scheme
• 24 days annual leave
• A highly valued mentoring system in one of Ireland’s most experienced consultancies
• Training and continued professional development CPD
• Active Sports and social and annual summer outing

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Sarah Murphy at [e-mail].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com and PUNCH Consulting Engineers – Engineering Legacies ,where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at Punch, a COWI company.

Equal opportunity employer.

COWIprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin,ageor disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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