Job Title: Resident Engineer - Public Realm Project
Location: Co. Wicklow (On-site)
Contract Type: 12-Month day rate Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to oversee and supervise the on-site delivery of a high-profile Public Realm improvement scheme in Co. Wicklow. This role involves acting as the primary site supervisor, ensuring the contractor executes the works in full compliance with the contract drawings, specifications, quality benchmarks, and safety standards.
Given the daily site presence required and the local stakeholder engagement involved, this position is ideally suited to a locally based engineer with strong familiarity with local authority works.
Key Responsibilities
· Supervise day-to-day civil and public realm construction works, ensuring adherence to specifications, approved drawings, and program schedules.
· Perform regular quality inspections, monitor materials testing, and maintain comprehensive daily site records and diaries.
· Act as the direct on-site liaison between the design/employer's representative team, the main contractor, local authority stakeholders, and the public.
· Monitor and enforce site health, safety, and environmental standards in line with Irish statutory requirements.
· Assist in reviewing contractor payment applications, claims, variations, and progress reports.
· Identify site issues or design clashes early and coordinate practical solutions with the project team.
Requirements & Qualifications
· Experience: Minimum of 10 years of professional civil engineering experience, with extensive track record in a Resident Engineer or site supervision capacity.
· Project Background: Proven expertise in urban regeneration, public realm, streetscapes, paving, drainage, traffic management, and utility diversions.
· Local Knowledge: Based in or near Wicklow, with practical familiarity with Irish local authority public works frameworks and conditions of contract (PW-CF).
· Education: Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline; Chartered Engineer status (IEI or equivalent) is preferred.
· Skills: Excellent communication, site administration, dispute resolution, and stakeholder management skills. Full clean Irish/EU driving license.
For more information on the Resident Engineer position, contact Ronan McInerney in Morgan McKinley.
