Resident Engineer - Waterford

Uniting Holding; Waterford; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting Holding is recruiting a Resident Engineer for a 12-month contract in Waterford City. You will supervise construction for the transport hub and railway flood defences. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering, at least seven years of experience in civil engineering with five years on-site, and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work on significant public infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• At least seven years’ postgraduate experience in civil engineering works.
• Minimum five years on site for building, marine, or civil works.
• Experience in public works contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Supervise marine and land-based civil works for flood defences.
• Oversee building and civil works for transport hub and associated plazas.

Skills

Fluency in spoken and written English

Good organisational skills

Knowledge of health and safety legislation

Strong work ethic

Communication skills

Education

Degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

Resident Engineer - Waterford

Roughan & O’Donovan is looking to recruit a resident engineer for a 12-month contract position on the Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project

Job type: Fixed-term contract

Contract duration: 12 months

Location: Waterford City

Salary: Competitive

About the role

As a resident engineer on the Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, you will be part of the site-based team responsible for the supervision of the works relating to the transport hub (including train station) and the railway flood defence works. You will report directly to the project resident engineer.

The transport hub will be a multi-modal transport interchange facility for rail, bus, cars, cyclists and pedestrians. The flood defences will protect approximately 2km of railway corridor in the vicinity of the transport hub.

The works involve the construction of:

• a station building and integrated footbridge (floor area of 1200m2) over the railway
• two railway platforms (each 200m in length)
• public plazas, including bus, car and cycle facilities
• a railway overbridge and approach (pedestrian)
• utility diversions and new connections
• flood defence measures comprising:
  • sheet pile walls (marine and land-based locations along the railway line)
  • below ground cut-off barriers, demountable barriers and concrete walls in the vicinity of the existing Plunkett Station

Duties

Your duties will include supervision of:

• marine and land based civil works for the flood defences
• building and civil works for the transport hub and associated plazas

Essential

• Degree in engineering or construction management (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• At least seven years’ postgraduate experience of civil engineering works, with a minimum of five years’ site based on building works, marine or civil works
• Experience in administering the public works forms of contract
• Experience of civil engineering projects involving construction works over environmentally sensitive watercourses
• Experience in the review and monitoring of Environmental Operating Plan(s) for civil engineering projects, including at least one project involving works crossing or directly adjacent to environmentally/ecologically designated sites and sensitive watercourses
• Experience in implementing procedures and systems for accurate record-keeping
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation
• Good organisational skills
• Motivated individual with a strong work ethic
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Fluency/high level of proficiency in spoken and written English

Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.