Senior Structural Engineer – Water Infrastructure Lead

Egis; Castlebar; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Chartership support

Global mobility

Top Employer 2025

Job summary

Egis in Ireland seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects for Uisce Éireann and contractor clients. The role supports hybrid work from Dublin, Castlebar, Limerick or Cork.

You will deliver designs from feasibility through to construction, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or close to achieving chartership.
• Minimum 8-10 years' experience in structural engineering.
• Proven experience delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of reinforced concrete and steel design.
• Full driving licence and willingness to undertake site visits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structural design of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including reinforced concrete tanks and reservoirs, pumping stations, treatment plant structures, stormwater attenuation structures, retaining walls, buried structures and steel-framed process buildings.
• Deliver feasibility studies, options assessments, concept designs, preliminary designs, and detailed designs.
• Prepare and review structural calculations, design reports, specifications, drawings, and tender documentation.
• Undertake structural assessments of existing assets and develop rehabilitation and upgrade solutions.
• Coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical, process, and geotechnical interfaces to achieve integrated design solutions.
• Manage the delivery of projects and multidisciplinary design teams; act as Project Manager or Design Lead on selected projects.
• Develop project programmes, resource plans, and fee forecasts; monitor budgets, scope, schedule and risks.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning phases, including site visits and design reviews.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Structural analysis software

Revit / BIM

Common Data Environments (CDE)

Job description

Egis in Ireland seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects for Uisce Éireann and contractor clients. The role supports hybrid work from Dublin, Castlebar, Limerick or Cork.

You will deliver designs from feasibility through to construction, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance.