Resident / Senior Resident Engineer – Mechanical & Electrical

Tetra Tech Europe; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking Resident and Senior Resident Engineers in Mechanical and Electrical to monitor construction activities on critical water infrastructure projects across Ireland. This role involves ensuring compliance with contractor performance and quality expectations.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in site supervision and relevant engineering degrees, contributing to significant utility projects while promoting safety and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years' experience for Resident Engineer, 10 for Senior Resident Engineer.
• Experience in site works supervision and monitoring.
• Current SafePass and construction safety certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor construction activities and contractor performance on-site.
• Ensure compliance with quality expectations and safety regulations.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations.

Skills

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Site Supervision

Health and Safety Compliance

Technical Reporting

Problem Solving

Education

Level 8 degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Tetra Tech are looking for Resident / Senior Resident Engineer – Mechanical & Electrical. Shape critical water infrastructure across all regions in Ireland. Join Tetra Tech, and play a key role in delivering major above- and below-ground water utility projects that make a lasting difference to communities and customers.

Purpose and Scope of the Role

We are seeking Resident and Senior Resident Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical, to join our site-based teams supporting significant water infrastructure works in Dublin and Donegal. The role focuses on the day‑to‑day monitoring of construction activities, ensuring the Contractor delivers in line with the contract documents, works requirements, quality expectations and health and safety obligations.

You will spend much of your time on site, liaising with Contractors, project teams and stakeholders, reviewing progress, recording performance, and preparing clear technical reports and presentations for internal and external use. The projects are technically complex and high value, contributing to essential utility infrastructure and requiring a strong understanding of construction delivery, site supervision and contractual compliance.

Your Impact in This Position

In the short term, you will help maintain safe, compliant and well‑documented site delivery, while building strong working relationships with project teams and Contractors. Over time, you will contribute to the successful delivery of important water sector projects, improve site assurance and reporting quality, and help drive consistent standards across the programme.

This role offers the opportunity to work on major infrastructure work, strengthen your technical profile, and develop further towards senior delivery, site leadership or specialist advisory responsibilities. For the right person, it provides a strong platform for career progression within a business that values technical excellence, ownership and practical problem‑solving.

Core Capabilities

• Technical Expertise in Mechanical and Electrical Delivery
• Strong practical knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering within the water or utilities sector, with the ability to interpret drawings, specifications and contract requirements and apply sound engineering judgement on site.
• Site Supervision and Construction Assurance
• Experience of monitoring contractor performance, inspecting works in progress and confirming that delivery meets safety, quality and programme requirements, with a disciplined approach to record keeping and issue escalation.
• Health, Safety and Compliance Focus
• A detailed understanding of health and safety legislation and construction regulations, with the confidence to identify non‑compliance, challenge unsafe practices and support a safe working environment at all times.
• Technical Reporting and Documentation
• The ability to produce concise, accurate and well‑structured reports, presentations and records, supported by strong attention to detail and confident use of MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Collaboration, Initiative and Problem Solving
• A proactive and dependable approach, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams, take ownership of issues, build constructive relationships, and develop practical solutions to site challenges.

Qualifications And Training

Essential: Level 8 degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; at least 7 years’ (for RE role) and at least 10 years’ (for SRE role), relevant post‑graduate experience; experience of site works supervision and monitoring of safe working practices; clean driving licence; current SafePass, Managing Safely in Construction and Manual Handling certification.

Desirable: Experience on water sector projects; experience of pipeline and treatment plant works; working knowledge of Public Works and FIDIC forms of contract; contractor design review experience; advanced MS Excel capability.

Working Patterns and Locations

These roles are primarily site-based and support projects across the East, South East, South West, Midlands and North West of Ireland. You will be expected to spend most of your time on site, working closely with construction teams and stakeholders.