Senior Bridge Engineer - Dublin or Cork

Roughan & O'Donovan; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing packages

Flexible working

Life-event supports

Social committee activities

Job summary

Roughan & O'Donovan is seeking an experienced Senior Bridge Engineer to lead design activities across diverse bridge projects in Ireland and the UK.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, drive technical excellence, and contribute to bids and client liaison while mentoring junior engineers in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in civil or structural engineering required.
• Chartered status with Engineers Ireland, ICE or IStructE preferred.
• Minimum seven years post-qualification experience in detailed bridge design.
• Experience leading teams on bridge design projects.
• Proficiency in bridge structure analytical modelling and FEA.
• Strong knowledge of bridge detailing and design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to bridge and civil structures across materials and forms.
• Participate in early project stages: scoping and optioneering.
• Prepare and review technical reports, specifications and contract documents.
• Undertake and manage preliminary and detailed design work and calculations.
• Interface with clients, consultants and contractors.
• Provide construction stage technical support and independent design checking.
• Support bids and tenders and supervise junior engineers.

Skills

Bridge design

Structural analysis

Team management

English communication

Project collaboration

Education

Honours degree in civil or structural engineering

Chartered status with Engineers Ireland / ICE / IStructE

Tools

Finite element analysis software

Job description

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: DART+ West, Ireland Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland Narrow Water Bridge Project, Ireland George's Dock Bridge, Ireland Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK Renfrew Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway, Athlone, Ireland A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe dualling scheme, Northern Ireland

Main duties and responsibilities

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.

Review drawings

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

Supervise bridge design engineers

Essential requirements

• 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

Desirable

• 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

About Roughan & O'Donovan

Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is expert in planning, designing and managing major infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients across Ireland and the UK. An independently owned firm, we employ a team of more than 250 people, of over 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and UK offices. Our hands-on, director-led approach to projects and operations enables us to work collaboratively with our team to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions that maximise value for our clients and learning for our people. We enjoy strong client, partner and stakeholder relationships. Our people are the heart of our business, and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an ICE training scheme. We have comprehensive student placement, internship, graduate and chartership support programmes to help our team reach their full potential, as individuals and as engineers.

We offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life-event supports, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of. We are a friendly team with an active social committee. From surfing weekends, ski events and tag rugby to cycling challenges and five-a-side tournaments, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.

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