Senior Engineer - Water Services

Roughan & O'donovan; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing packages

Flexible working

Life-event supports

Active social committee activities

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Dublin seeking a civil/environmental engineer with a minimum of eight years of experience to join their water engineering team. Responsibilities include preparing applications for infrastructure projects, conducting catchment analysis, and providing mentorship to junior engineers. The role requires a Chartered membership and strong communication skills. The firm is committed to employee development and offers a supportive work environment with various team-building activities.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years’ relevant experience in civil/environmental engineering.
• Chartered membership of a recognized professional body.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare applications for approval to Office of Public Works and Department for Infrastructure.
• Conduct catchment analysis and pressure assessments.
• Design specifications for network drainage.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Mentoring

Ethical design understanding

Hydrological estimation

Education

Honours degree in civil/environmental engineering

Master's degree in civil/environmental engineering

Job description

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a civil/environmental engineer with a minimum of eight years’ relevant experience for a permanent role within our expanding water engineering team

Job type:Permanent

Location:Dublin, Cork or Leeds

About the role

You will join a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team with experience and expertise across a range of technical disciplines, including environmental science, ecology, hydrology, hydrogeology and planning.

Our team has successfully delivered over €3 billion worth of projects for both public and private sector clients across Ireland and the UK.

• sustainable flood risk management planning and policy development
• bridges, highways, roads, public transport and greenways
• residential, healthcare, education, commercial and retail developments
• Water Framework Directive catchment pressure assessments

Duties

• Prepare applications for approval to Office of Public Works (OPW) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) rivers
• Catchment analysis and pressure assessment
• Network drainage design and specification
• Watermain and foul sewer design and specification
• Advise structures, earthworks/alignment and drainage teams on the sizing of bridge openings, culvert arrangements, road levels and outfall arrangements
• Assist in the preparation of the brief of evidence for Oral Hearings
• Coach and mentor graduates, design engineers and senior design engineers
• Honours degree in civil/environmental engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• Eight+ years’ relevant experience
• Ability to work in a team and/or independently
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of mentoring junior engineering staff in all aspects of design
• Good understanding of ethical issues in engineering design, including safety
• Full driving licence
• Chartered membership of a recognised professional body
• Fluent/highly proficient in spoken and written English
• Master’s degree in civil/environmental engineering (Level 9 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• Experience ofsurface water, foul drainage, wastewater treatment and water supply infrastructure design, from planning stage through to construction forrural roads (to TII/DMRB standards), urban roads and development sites
• Experience of Section 50 applications to the OPW
• Experience of hydrological estimation methodologies
• Experience of 1D-2D flood modelling (rivers and watercourses)
• Experience of strategic flood risk assessment
• Experience of site-specific flood risk assessment
• Experience in the design of site-specific SuDS(sustainable drainage systems)strategies
• Knowledge of national, regional and local drainage policy
• Knowledge of Appropriate Assessment (AA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) processes
• Experience in the preparation of contract documents for infrastructure and development projects

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 260 people, of over 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and UK offices.

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 Institution of Civil Engineers training scheme.

We offer health andwellbeing 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 comedy clubs to tag rugby, cycling challenges and five-a-side, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.

To apply

• Address your cover letter to Human Resources

Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunities employer.

Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment processfor compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.

Roughan & O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submittedby search firms withouta valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, aredeemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O'Donovan, and no feewill be paid in the event ofcandidate(s) beinghired.