Water & Wastewater Site Engineer – Ireland

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full VHI cover

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia Ireland, a leader in environmental services, seeks a Site Engineer for the ECI Team to oversee water and wastewater projects across the Island of Ireland. You will support the Project Manager and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams on site from design through commissioning, ensuring safety, quality, and budget adherence.

The role requires a minimum NFQ Level 7 engineering or science degree, practical site experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum NFQ Level 7 degree in Engineering or Science.
• Practical site experience is essential.
• Experience in being part of a project team from design stages to delivery stage.
• Managing site activities including team coordination.
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively manage & coordinate site activities.
• Experience in water/wastewater engineering projects is desirable.
• IT skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Power Point.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Strong communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delegated site activities and project issues.
• Ensure thorough knowledge and understanding of the contract for all assigned projects.
• Ensure adherence to Veolia’s QHSE standards on site.
• Liaison with Client and Client Representatives on site matters.
• Communicate with the Project Manager, Design Leads and Sub-Consultants during the execution of the project.
• Interact with our multi-disciplined engineering team, overseeing equipment installation and commissioning activities on site.
• Organising, co-coordinating and managing site activities while maintaining H&S in line with Veolia standards.
• Managing aspects of the project within defined budgets and agreed timelines through monitoring and tracking for adherence with the project brief and programme.
• Apply procedures in place related to contract execution and site operations.
• Provide site supervision cover for the construction site manager in the event of their absence.
• Manage all site-based operatives, overseeing all aspects of their work including carrying out safety inductions, tool box talks, controlling the quality of work, ensuring method statement and order fulfilment, cleanliness and tidiness, the use of plant and tools, the reduction of waste and use of PPE.

Skills

Practical site experience

Project team collaboration

Site activity management

Initiative and coordination

Water/wastewater projects

MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, Power

Organisational and time management

Self-motivation

Communication and writing

Education

NFQ Level 7 degree in Engineering/Science

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Veolia Ireland, a leader in environmental services, seeks a Site Engineer for the ECI Team to oversee water and wastewater projects across the Island of Ireland. You will support the Project Manager and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams on site from design through commissioning, ensuring safety, quality, and budget adherence.

The role requires a minimum NFQ Level 7 engineering or science degree, practical site experience, and strong communication skills.