Senior Civil Engineer

COWI; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working conditions

24 days annual leave

Mentoring system

CPD training

Sports and social events

Job summary

COWI is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in Ireland to lead major project delivery, combining technical leadership with commercial oversight. You will apply engineering principles, compile planning documentation, and contribute to transport assessments while collaborating with diverse teams.

The candidate should be a Chartered Engineer with Irish or ICE recognition, possess a strong grasp of drainage/roads/traffic design, DMURS familiarity, and solid IT and cost-management skills.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland or ICE.
• A thorough understanding of drainage, water, roads and traffic system design.
• Familiarity with DMURS.
• Understanding of Irish regulatory and policy issues
• Appreciation of the full Project Delivery Process including GCC Contracts.
• IT skills – MS Word, Excel, basic AutoCAD; and design software packages including Linsig, Causeway Flow, MicroDrainage, TRICs, Tuflow, HEC-RAS, EPANet.
• Knowledge of how projects are financed and funds managed (costing and options appraisals)
• Commitment to CPD and competence.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Identify and apply appropriate scientific methods to solve engineering problems using Standards and Codes.
• Compile engineering planning documentation for major projects.
• Prepare Traffic & Transportation Assessments and Mobility Management Plans including road safety auditing.
• Plan and manage the use of human and physical resources for your projects.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Project Delivery

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Tools

MS Word

Excel

AutoCAD

Linsig

Causeway Flow

MicroDrainage

TRICs

Tuflow

HEC-RAS

EPANet

Job description

Do you want to work for one of the largest growing consultancies in Ireland? Can you solve engineering problems? Are you a chartered engineer? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

Toenable our growth in Ireland, we are looking for a Senior Civil Engineerto join us. Working onthe delivery of major projects,you’ll be responsible for the technical, managerial and commercial aspects of your project in accordance with the company ISO procedures.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Identify and apply appropriate scientific methods to solve engineering problems using knowledge of the limitations of established best practice as defined by Standards and Codes.
• Compile engineering planning documentation for major projects.
• Prepare Traffic & Transportation Assessments and Mobility Management Plans, including road safety auditing.
• Plan and manage the use of human and physical resources for your projects.

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:

• Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland or ICE.
• A thorough understanding of the engineering principles behind drainage, water, roads and traffic system design.
• Familiarity with DMURS.
• Understanding of the Irish regulatory and policy issues
• Appreciation of the full Project Delivery Process including GCCC Contracts.
• IT skills – including MS Word, Excel, basic AutoCAD skills + company design software packages including Linsig, Causeway Flow, MicroDrainage, TRICs, Tuflow, HEC-RAS, EPANet.
• Knowledge and understanding of how projects are financed and how funds are obtained and managed (including costing and options appraisals)
• Commitment to CPD and competence.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written.

A place to work and so much more

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.

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.

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, the salary band for this role is €54,000 to €66,000
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• 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

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.