Senior Resident Engineer

Roughan & O'Donovan; Wexford; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Roughan & O'Donovan seeks a Senior Resident Engineer for the N25 Rosslare Europort Access Road project in Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. You will lead the site team, supervise 1.45 km of motorway works, and ensure compliance with PW-CF3, safety, and quality standards.

You will review contractor plans, liaise with the design team and stakeholders, and maintain daily site records while driving timely project delivery and close-out of issues.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering and chartered or near-chartered status preferred.
• At least eight years' post-graduate experience as a senior resident engineer on road and bridge projects.
• Experience administering PW-CF3 contracts and supervising railway environments.
• Strong record of health & safety compliance and quality control on site.
• Excellent written and oral English; strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site-based team and supervise 1.45 km of new/improved carriageway works.
• Review contractor submissions, method statements and traffic management plans.
• Coordinate with design team and stakeholders; ensure daily site records.
• Monitor health and safety, environmental commitments and quality control.
• Agree close-out of non-conformances and maintain contract administration.

Skills

Site management

Contract administration

Quality control

Health and safety compliance

Stakeholder liaison

English communication

Education

Engineering degree (Level 8 NFQ or equivalent)

Tools

PW-CF3 contract administration

Job description

About the role

The N25 Rosslare Europort Access Road scheme is located in Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford, and involves improvements to the existing road network and the construction of a new road corridor to provide enhanced access to Rosslare Europort. As senior resident engineer on the project, you will lead the site-based team responsible for supervising the construction of 1.45 km of new and improved carriageway. Key features include the construction of a new rail over bridge, installation of two access underpasses, 1.45km of new road construction to include pedestrian and cycle facilities, drainage, earthworks, signage local road tie-ins and associated works.

Duties

• Assist the employer's representative in the performance of his/her duties
• Administer the public works contract for civil engineering works designed by the employer (PW-CF3)
• Manage the site-based team and monitor the execution of the works in accordance with the contract requirements
• Review the contractor's submissions, including method statements, temporary traffic management plans and environmental management plans
• Review technical queries and liaise with the design team on any design-related matters
• Liaise with stakeholders and utility providers
• Carry out daily site inspections of workmanship, witness testing and record daily site activities
• Raise and agree close-out of non-conformance reports

Essential

• A degree in engineering (Level 8 qualification in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• At least eight years' satisfactory post-graduate experience as a senior resident engineer in the delivery of road and bridge projects, including: three years' site-based experience on a road project with a construction value of at least €3 million greenfield scheme greater than 1km in length scheme involving temporary traffic management a railway overbridge or underbridge structure
• Experience of administering the public works forms of contract (PW-CF3)
• Experience in the supervision of works in a railway environment
• A high standard of technical training and experience, including administrative experience of contracts, the roles and duties of the respective parties, contractual obligations and timeframes
• Experience in implementing procedures and systems for accurate record-keeping and claim management
• Experience of monitoring the contractor for compliance with health and safety regulations, temporary traffic management plans and environmental commitments
• Good organisational skills
• A strong work ethic
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Fluency/high level of proficiency in spoken and written English

Desirable

• Chartered engineer status (CEng MIEI or equivalent)
• Personal Track Safety training
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation and regulations
• Knowledge of dispute management procedures under civil engineering construction contracts
• Experience in the assessment and approval or otherwise of value engineering proposals
• Experience of supervising engineering teams involved in the construction stage of civil engineering projects
• Experience in implementing procedures and systems for quality control on site
• Experience of preparing clear and concise reports

About Roughan & O'Donovan

Roughan & O'Donovan is one of Ireland's leading civil, structural and environmental engineering consultancies. We plan, design and manage major infrastructure projects, nationally and internationally. An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of over 260 people, of 20 different nationalities, in our Irish and UK offices.

Current projects

• Cork Area Commuter Rail Phase Two
• Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project enhancing Motorway Operation Services
• Narrow Water Bridge
• Omeath, Co Louth
• BusConnects Cork
• BusConnects Dublin DART+ West