Project Engineer (Civils and Power)
Job Title: Project Engineer (Civils and Power)
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Contracts Manager
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our growing Civils & Power Division in Dublin.
In this role, you will assist in the delivery of large-scale civil engineering and underground High Voltage (HV) power cable design-and-build projects. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will assume responsibility for site planning, operational control, technical compliance, and quality delivery within defined scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
This position is ideally suited to a driven engineer looking to progress their career toward a Project Manager role in utility, power, and roadwork infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Health, Safety and Quality: Promote and enforce high standards of Health, Safety, and Quality compliance across all sites under your control in accordance with statutory regulations and company policies.
- Setting Out and Surveying: Ensure precise setting out for all elements of works, including structures, road alignments, trenching, and utility service installations.
- Technical Compliance and As-Builts: Oversee site quality control for all engineering materials and works. Compile accurate as-built drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
- Design Coordination: Coordinate design activities with design teams and clients, providing practical engineering input to finalize work schemes.
- Site & Subcontractor Management: Supervise day-to-day site operations and manage sub-contractors to ensure works meet agreed quality, safety, and progress targets.
- Documentation and Administration: Raise and manage RFIs, MARs, and NCRs. Maintain accurate daily site logs and progress records.
- Traffic Management: Ensure all site traffic management setups strictly comply with approved traffic management plans and local authority standards.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Attend regular progress meetings with client management, design teams, and sub-contractors, maintaining a highly professional site presence.
Candidate Profile and Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Education: Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 4-5 years of site-based civil engineering experience.
- Utilities & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience in roadworks and utility installations-underground power cable projects/HV infrastructure experience is highly advantageous.
Technical Skills
- Proficient in using modern setting-out equipment (Trimble GPS, Robotic Total Station, optical levelling equipment).
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D for compiling as-builts and reviewing design drawings.
- Solid understanding of relevant roadworks specifications, traffic management guidelines, and material compliance standards.
Core Competencies
- Leadership: Proven ability to manage sub-contractors and site personnel effectively.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills on active site environments.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for dealing with clients, local authorities, and sub-contractors.
- Career Ambition: Enthusiastic approach with a clear desire to progress into a Project Management role.
