Senior Resident Engineer - Waterford

Uniting Holding; Waterford; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting Holding seeks a Senior Resident Engineer for a 12-month contract on the Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project. This includes supervising civil works for the transport hub and flood defences. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or construction management, at least 15 years of experience, and a chartered engineer status. The role demands excellent communication skills and experience managing projects worth over €10 million. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years’ postgraduate experience in civil engineering/building works.
• Minimum of 10 years’ site-based experience.
• Experience as senior resident engineer on projects over €10 million.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of marine and land based civil works for flood defences.
• Oversee building and civil works for the transport hub.

Skills

Experience in civil engineering / building works

Site-based experience on building and civil works

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of health and safety legislation

Chartered engineer status (CEng MIEI or equivalent)

Fluency in spoken and written English

Education

Degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

Senior Resident Engineer - Waterford

Roughan & O’Donovan is looking to recruit a senior resident engineer for a 12-month contract position on the Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project scheme

Job type: Fixed-term contract

Contract duration: 12 months

Location: Waterford City

Salary: Competitive

About the role

As a senior resident engineer on the Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, you will be part of the site‑based team responsible for the supervision of the works relating to the transport hub (including train station) and the railway flood defence works. You will report directly to the project resident engineer.

The transport hub will be a multi‑modal transport interchange facility for rail, bus, cars, cyclists and pedestrians. The flood defences will protect approximately 2 km of railway corridor in the vicinity of the transport hub.

The works involve the construction of:

• a station building and integrated footbridge (floor area of 1200m2) over the railway

• two railway platforms (each 200m in length)

• public plazas, including bus, car and cycle facilities

• a railway overbridge and approach (pedestrian)

• utility diversions and new connections

• flood defence measures comprising:

  • sheet pile walls (marine and land‑based locations along the railway line)

  • below ground cut‑off barriers, demountable barriers and concrete walls in the vicinity of the existing Plunkett Station

Duties

Your duties will include the supervision of:

• marine and land based civil works for the flood defences

• building and civil works for the transport hub and associated plazas

Essential

• Degree in engineering or construction management (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)

• At least 15 years’ postgraduate experience in civil engineering / building works, with a minimum of 10 years’ site‑based experience on building and civil works

• Experience in the role of senior resident engineer (or equivalent) on civil engineering and building works with a construction value of more than €10 million (exclusive of VAT)

• Experience administering the public works forms of contract

• Experience of civil engineering projects involving construction works near environmentally sensitive watercourses

• Experience reviewing and monitoring Environmental Operating Plan(s) for civil engineering projects

• Experience implementing procedures and systems for accurate record‑keeping

• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation

• Chartered engineer status (CEng MIEI or equivalent)

• Good organisational skills

• Motivated individual with a strong work ethic

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Fluency/high level proficiency in spoken and written English

Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.