Senior Transport Infrastructure Lead (Associate/Director)

Gaia Talent; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gaia Talent is seeking an Associate / Associate Director to join its Roads and Transportation team in Dublin. This senior leadership role focuses on the design and project management of major road and public transport schemes, delivering landmark infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer with extensive post‑qualification experience, leading multidisciplinary teams, guiding design delivery, managing client relationships, programmes and

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer with extensive post-qualification experience.
• Experience leading design and project management on major road/public transport schemes.
• Strong knowledge of local authority procedures and standards.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and PM of medium to high-complexity transport schemes.
• Manage multidisciplinary design teams, resources, programmes and budgets.
• Lead preliminary and detailed design from inception to handover.
• Coordinate client requirements, RFIs and design changes.
• Ensure designs meet programme, budget, quality and safety standards.
• Provide technical review and mentoring to engineers.
• Manage subconsultants and multidisciplinary inputs.
• Agree project fees and monitor commercial performance.
• Contribute to tender submissions and client relations.
• Develop relationships to support multidisciplinary delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client-facing

Mentoring

Technical review

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Tools

Civil 3D

OpenRoads

MX

WinDes

MS Project

Job description

Gaia Talent is seeking an Associate / Associate Director to join its Roads and Transportation team in Dublin. This senior leadership role focuses on the design and project management of major road and public transport schemes, delivering landmark infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer with extensive post‑qualification experience, leading multidisciplinary teams, guiding design delivery, managing client relationships, programmes and