Senior Structural Engineer

Aecom2; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

AECOM in Dublin is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead the delivery of complex projects across residential, healthcare, education, and infrastructure sectors.

You will provide technical leadership, oversee multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior engineers, and engage with clients to support growth of our structural engineering business across Ireland. Hybrid work options apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Proven experience delivering structural engineering projects.
• Strong leadership and mentoring ability.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage clients.
• Experience with industry-standard structural analysis and design software.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of projects and work packages, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Manage projects from initial client brief through to coordinated multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Support and oversee engineers and technicians, ensuring deliverables align with project timelines and performance expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business and with clients.
• Ensure all designs and project outputs comply with health and safety requirements, as well as company quality assurance standards and procedures.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering professional development and career progression within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Communication

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Team coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership

Tools

Structural analysis software

Design software

Job description

Start Here. Grow Here.

At AECOM, we are currently seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Dublin office.

AECOM is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Structural Engineer to play a key role within our growing Dublin team. In this position, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-profile projects across sectors including residential, healthcare, education, and infrastructure.

You will provide technical leadership, oversee multidisciplinary project teams, ensure quality and compliance standards are met, and mentor junior engineers. You will also contribute to client engagement and support the continued growth of our structural engineering business across Ireland.

Our team delivers innovative solutions for both public and private sector clients across a diverse portfolio including healthcare, data centres, commercial, hospitality, education, and civic developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of projects and work packages, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Manage projects from initial client brief through to coordinated multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Support and oversee engineers and technicians, ensuring deliverables align with project timelines and performance expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business and with clients.
• Ensure all designs and project outputs comply with health and safety requirements, as well as company quality assurance standards and procedures.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering professional development and career progression within the team.

Ready to Push the Limits of What's Possible?

AECOM is seeking a motivated and experienced professional with a strong background in structural engineering to join our growing Dublin team.

About You

The successful candidate will bring a combination of technical expertise, leadership capability, and a collaborative approach to project delivery. You will have:

• A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status, or be working towards chartership, with a recognised professional institution such as Engineers Ireland, ICE, or IStructE.
• Proven experience delivering structural engineering projects, including technical design management and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing engineers and technicians to achieve project deadlines and quality objectives.
• The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with senior stakeholders, clients, and project partners.
• A strong understanding of Irish and international design standards, health and safety regulations, and quality assurance procedures.
• Experience mentoring and supporting the development of junior engineers and team members.
• Proficiency in industry-standard structural analysis and design software.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Join a collaborative team delivering impactful projects across Ireland, helping shape sustainable and innovative developments throughout Dublin and beyond.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you are working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using th