Senior Bridge Engineer - Dublin or Cork

Roughan & O'donovan; Dublin, Cork; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Roughan & O'Donovan is seeking a senior bridge engineer to join their team in Dublin or Cork. The ideal candidate will have over seven years of experience and be responsible for managing and undertaking detailed design work on bridge projects. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires a strong technical background in civil or structural engineering.

The company values equal opportunity and maintains compliance with applicable employment laws, ensuring a fair recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Chartered status with Engineers Ireland or equivalent.
• Minimum of seven years’ post-qualification experience.
• Experience of managing teams on bridge design projects.

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role in multidisciplinary civil engineering projects.
• Undertake and manage detailed design work.
• Prepare and support project documentation.

Skills

Bridge design

Structural analysis

Team management

Finite element analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Honours degree in civil or structural engineering

Tools

Structural analysis software

Job description

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented senior bridge engineer with a minimum of seven years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our bridge and civil‑structural engineering team

Job type: Permanent

Location: Dublin or Cork

About the role

As an experienced senior bridge engineer, you will play an integral role in our bridge team and provide input to bridge and multidisciplinary civil engineering projects. You will be supported throughout by senior members of our bridge teams in Ireland and the UK.

Current and recent multidisciplinary projects include:

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements
• Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
• Undertake and manage preliminary design and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.
• Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
• Support the team to deliver projects within agreed timeframes
• Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support
• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design‑and‑build contractors amongst others
• Support other senior members of the bridge team in preparing bids/tenders
• Honours degree in civil or structural engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• Chartered status with Engineers Ireland, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) or equivalent
• A minimum of seven years’ post‑qualification experience in the detailed design of bridges
• Experience of working on detailed bridge design
• Experience of managing teams working on detailed bridge design
• Ability to undertake and manage bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis software
• Excellent technical knowledge of bridge design
• Excellent understanding of bridge structural detailing
• Flexible, motivated and focused
• A strong work ethic
• Experience of written and in‑person interaction with external parties
• Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English
• Good knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of bridge/structural design
• Excellent knowledge of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of working to tight deadlines

Equal Opportunity and Compliance

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.