Site Engineer - North Dublin

Cairn; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus

Pension scheme with matching

Full health insurance with Irish Life

Annual salary review

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Free Cairn annual leave days

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee Assistance Programme with VHI

Tax saver - travel and bike to work

Talent Development Programmes

Approved Profit Sharing Scheme (APSS)

Company vehicle (role dependent)

Job summary

Cairn plc. invites applications for an experienced Site Engineer to support civil engineering delivery under the Project Manager/Site Manager.

You will work directly with the site team and subcontractors to ensure the development is built as agreed, with emphasis on quality, schedule, and commercial awareness. The role requires 2–3 years of site experience, strong communication, methodical attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Experience with site quality control processes and inspections.
• Ability to read and coordinate site drawings and documentation.
• Experience setting out and re-bar/groundwork guidance on civil sites.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate quality control for sub-contractor‘s work.
• Coordinate site drawings and implement drawing changes.
• Setting out for foundations, slabs, and civil works under site team guidance.
• Supervise ground works and civil and RC frame contractors.
• Develop relationships with sub-contractors to deliver outputs on time and within budget.

Skills

Quality control

Site drawing

Setting out

RC frame experience

Team coordination

Job description

Cairn plc. has a unique opportunity for an experienced Site Engineer, to assist in the provision of civil engineering services under the direction of the Project Manager/Site Manager. This role will involve working directly with the site team and subcontractors to ensure that the development is built as agreed. We require an experienced, motivated team player with a keen commercial acumen who can contribute to the successful delivery of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Typically the candidate will be expected to undertake and assist with the following duties:
• Typically the candidate will be expected to undertake and assist with the following duties:
• Monitor and evaluate quality control for sub-contractor‘s work
• Coordinating site drawing
• Setting out for:
• Subcontractors i.e. giving the gridlines / levels to groundwork or RC frame
• Foundations, Floor slabs, Block laying, Services and Civil Works
• House Plots on housing projects and issuing the surveys to solicitors
• Supervision and monitoring of ground works and civil engineering contractors
• Supervision and monitoring of concrete frame contractors
• RC frame experience desirable with residential and/or contracting background
• Develop strong relationships with sub-contractors to deliver the desired outputs—on time and on budget, with high attention to quality and detail
• Maintain site records and quality assurance documentation

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will have:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ work experience
• An ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets.
• To have good spoken and written communication skills
• To be methodical, pay attention to detail and be accurate
• To be good at working with people at all levels and willing to work in a team.
• To be self-motivated with ability to work on own initiative
• To be able to co-ordinate a number of different projects at the same time.
• To be willing to accept responsibility for completing designated tasks.

Working with Cairn:

At Cairn, we believe it is essential that our employees feel valued and appreciated. We therefore offer above industry average remuneration packages with a comprehensive benefits portfolio that’s ready to support you for whatever life brings.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join Cairn which include

• Performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Full health insurance with Irish Life health
• Annual salary review
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Free Cairn annual leave days
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme with VHI
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Talent Development Programmes
• Approved Profit Sharing Scheme (APSS)
• Company vehicle (role dependent)

The Cairn purpose is to build sustainable communities where people can thrive.

At Cairn, it’s not what we build, it’s why we build. It’s about putting down a marker that will stand for generations to come. Creating new communities of connection and belonging for an Ireland where people can thrive. Reshaping, redefining, reinvigorating our place in the world. Building for people, progress, and potential.

Because when Cairn build, it’s Built For Good.