Senior Engineer

Cunningham Contracts Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Ireland is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their team in Dublin. The role involves leading project construction, liaising with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Candidates must have a higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management, alongside 5-10 years of relevant experience. The successful candidate will benefit from a strong emphasis on professional development, including ongoing training and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

31 days Annual Leave

Life Assurance Policy

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Working Policy

Wellbeing Events

Company Occupational Health

Social Events

Team Development Days

Ongoing Training & Development

Bespoke career pathways

Support for Chartership Pathways

State-of-the-art office facilities

On-Site Car Parking

Professional Membership Support

Branded clothing

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in a Site Engineer/Site Management role on construction projects with a proven track record on large scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in leading project construction.
• Build relationships with the Engineering team and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with specifications, budgets, and timelines.
• Liaise with clients and subcontractors throughout the project.
• Manage setting out works within allowable tolerances.
• Prepare site reports and documentation.
• Proactively manage Health and Safety standards on site.

Skills

Irish/UK construction standards

Commercial awareness

Problem-solving skills

Technical competence

Attention to detail

Education

Higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

We are Cunningham Contracts Group. We are one of Ireland's award-winning building and civil engineering contractors with an extensive track record in delivering projects across multiple sectors in Ireland, including housing, commercial, education and healthcare. The company has recently expanded into new markets and business sectors, particularly in the infrastructure and specialist areas and has gained a reputation as a leading and reputable contractor who delivers quality assured solutions to its wide-ranging customer base.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to delivering an exciting career with learning, development and progression potential.

We are currently seeking an experienced and talented Senior Engineer to join our high performing team.

REPORTING TO: Site Manager

LOCATION: Based in Dublin, Ireland. Candidates from NI are welcome to apply but must be willing to commute.

CONTRACT TYPE: FULL‑TIME

HOURS: Monday - Friday

Role Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in helping to lead the construction of the allocated project.
• Build strong working relationships with the Engineering team and sub-contractors.
• Ensuring project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and/or timescales.
• Liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially Quantity Surveyors and the overall Project Manager.
• Engage all members of the project team to ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Liaising with the Commercial team and other internal stakeholders as and when required.
• Assisting in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions, and quantity.
• Assisting in the recording and testing of workmanship and materials, i.e., drainage, concrete, piling, brickwork etc.
• Providing engineering support to ensure technical problems are overcome and technical queries are answered.
• Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances.
• Regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks ensuring that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly.
• Ensuring workforce understand setting out information has been identified as suitable for the type of work being carried out.
• Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the works.
• Checking technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly.
• Supervising the work of all subcontracting firms carrying out works on site.
• Engaging and liaising with utility providers / co‑ordinating on site, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Preparing site reports and all other required documentation.
• Taking a proactive approach to managing Health and Safety on site.
• Ensuring that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are adhered to at all times.
• Coordinating and supervising temporary works as required.
• Implementing a regime of test and inspection plans for all works on site.

Qualifications & Experience

• A higher-level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 5‑10 years' experience in a Site Engineer/Site Management role on construction projects, with a proven track record on large scale projects.

Skills & Attributes

• Possess in‑depth knowledge of Irish/UK construction standards.
• Ability to liaise with Commercial & Contracts team when dealing with internal stakeholders and client's representatives while on site, including attendance at meetings.
• Technically competent.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Process orientated and strong attention to detail.
• Effective problem‑solving skills.

Benefits

• 31 days Annual Leave
• Life Assurance Policy
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working Policy
• Wellbeing Events
• Company Occupational Health
• Social Events
• Team Development Days
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Bespoke career pathways
• Support for Chartership Pathways
• State‑of‑the‑art office facilities
• On‑Site Car Parking
• Professional Membership Support
• Branded clothing

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Cunningham Contracts Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

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