Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

We are seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to be based in our Galway office. The successful candidate will work in a civil engineering team within a multidisciplinary office and shall work on varied projects. Our current workload in building and site development projects includes Aviation, Education, Residential, Healthcare, Industrial, Commercial and Energy Sectors for both public and private clients. The civil engineering team typically designs the foul, surface water and watermain layouts for the above sectors and manages all civil engineering aspects from inception to completion. This team has a good working knowledge of traffic and roads design and leans on the specialist Highways and Traffic team within AtkinsRéalis for detailed input where required. The candidate should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible, willing to take responsibility and comfortable working as part of team.

Your role

Acting as a Lead Civil Engineer as part of Multidisciplinary Design Teams.
Design input and oversight of the delivery of all Civil aspects of projects with a focus on drainage and watermain design and a good knowledge of basic road design principles.
Preparation of project reports (Planning, Tender, Construction Stage) with an ability to communicate complex technical matters with crystal clear clarity.
Communication of design intent via PowerPoint presentations.
Preparation of fee proposals and site specific quality response submissions for design contracts with public sector clients.
Communication with internal and external parties via email.
Oversight of preparation of design drawings for planning, tender and construction purposes.
Preparation of design calculations for internal and external review.
Undertaking duties of Ancillary Certifier for the Civil engineering discipline on building projects (external works, drainage, watermain etc).
Financial management of design budgets.
Supervising and mentoring other civil engineers who will be reporting into the successful candidate.
Manage both personal workload and the workload of a small team of civil engineers who will report into the candidate.

About you

Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland or equivalent (overseas Charterships ideally subject to Mutual Recognition with Engineers Ireland however consideration will be given to other Charterships not subject to EI MRA).
Good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to prioritise and manage personal and team workload effectively.
Experience in delivery of drainage design in Causeway or Micro-drainage.
Proficient in MS Office Suite.
Experience in use of Autotrack software.
Experience acting as Lead Project Civil engineer on multi-disciplined projects (meeting attendance with clients and other design team members etc).

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Principle Civil Engineer

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