Senior Structural Engineer

AECOM; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, engage clients, and ensure safety, quality and standards across multidisciplinary teams. This role offers a hybrid work model within a global firm and significant growth opportunities in Ireland and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartership with a recognised professional institution (e.g., Engineers Ireland, ICE, IStructE).
• Proven experience delivering structural engineering projects with technical design management and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Strong leadership with experience managing engineers and technicians to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholders, clients and project partners.
• Good 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of projects and work packages with high-quality outcomes.
• Manage projects from initial client brief through coordinated multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Oversee engineers and technicians to meet timelines and performance expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders and clients.
• Ensure designs comply with health and safety requirements and QA standards.
• Mentor junior team members and support career progression.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client engagement

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or progressing chartership

Tools

Structural analysis software

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Additional Information

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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're 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 their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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