Senior Project Resident Engineer – Rail & Bridge Civils

Roughan & O'Donovan; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Roughan O’Donovan invites applications for an experienced project resident engineer to join an 18-month contract in the Cork area. You will lead and supervise the site team delivering bridge and local road diversion works, ensuring compliance with contract specs and health and safety standards in a live railway environment.

The role requires a senior-level civil engineer with PW-CF3 contract experience, railway exposure, and strong coordination with design teams, stakeholders and utilities.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Level 8) or equivalent.
• 15+ years postgraduate experience in supervising major civil works.
• 10+ years civil engineering experience and 7+ years as project/senior resident engineer on civil projects (>€15M, >€0.5M bridge).
• Experience as project/senior resident engineer on PW-CF3 contracts.
• Experience supervising works in a railway environment.
• Experience administering public works contracts.
• Chartered engineer status (CEng/MIEI) desirable.
• Personal Track Safety training desirable.
• Knowledge of Iarnród Eireann PMP desirable.
• Awareness of health and safety legislation desirable.
• Dispute management experience desirable.
• Value engineering assessment/approval experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the employer’s representative in the performance of duties.
• Administer the PW-CF3 contract for civil engineering works designed by the employer.
• Manage the site-based team, delegate tasks and monitor execution per contract requirements.
• Review contractor submissions, including method statements, temporary traffic management plans and environmental management plans.
• Review technical queries and liaise with the design team on design-related matters.
• Liaise with stakeholders and utility providers.
• Establish procedures and systems for quality control, accurate record-keeping and claims management.

Job description

Roughan O’Donovan invites applications for an experienced project resident engineer to join an 18-month contract in the Cork area. You will lead and supervise the site team delivering bridge and local road diversion works, ensuring compliance with contract specs and health and safety standards in a live railway environment.

The role requires a senior-level civil engineer with PW-CF3 contract experience, railway exposure, and strong coordination with design teams, stakeholders and utilities.