Salary: €70,000 - €80,000 + benefits
Location: Galway / West of Ireland (remote working available within Ireland)
Type: Permanent, full-time
Your new company
Our client is a world class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Their mission is to make life better for their team, clients, partners and communities every day. They are an award winning business with a strong Great Place to Work culture, and they invest heavily in their people through structured development, flexible working and continuous professional development.
Your new role
Our client is looking for a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to join their team. This is an important senior role. You will manage structural and civil design consultancy services on medium and large building projects and drive efficient, productive delivery. You will take ownership of projects from feasibility and early stage planning through detailed design, construction documentation and delivery. You will also play an active part in client management, work winning and the growth of the team.The team has 11 people, and you will have 4-7 direct reports. The role has a clear leadership pathway, with the opportunity to progress to Associate as the team grows. You will take on increasing leadership, client and commercial responsibility along the way. You will work on projects nationwide, with a focus on the West of Ireland. This gives you the chance to lead and develop a strong regional project portfolio as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the structural and civil design and delivery of medium and large scale building projects
- Manage teams delivering the structural and civil design process, ensuring quality, efficiency and adherence to the programme.
- Project manage structural and associated civil engineering consultancy services
- Take responsibility for project planning, resourcing, deadlines and technical delivery
- Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineers and technicians
- Manage client relationships and act as the key technical point of contact throughout delivery
- Support winning work, including proposals, fee submissions and developing opportunities with new and existing clients
- Coordinate with architects, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams
- Ensure designs comply with relevant Irish and European codes, standards and construction requirements
- Contribute to improving team productivity, technical standards and design processes
What you'll need to succeed
- Level 8 qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering, or equivalent
- 10+ years' engineering experience in a consultancy environment, with a minimum of 5 years' demonstrated Irish project experience
- Strong structural engineering proficiency, with significant experience managing teams delivering the structural design process on large building projects
- Excellent technical design capability and knowledge of relevant structural engineering codes and standards
- Demonstrated knowledge of construction and engineering principles
- Experience leading projects and multidisciplinary design teams
- Strong client facing, communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills and a commitment to meeting project deadlines
- AutoCAD and Revit / BIM proficiency
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to travel to project sites as required
- Currently based in Ireland, preferably in Galway or the surrounding area due to client visits
- Chartered Engineer status (preferred but not essential)
What you'll get in return
Being part of this business means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.
- Competitive salary of €70,000 - €80,000
- Performance related bonus
- Pension scheme
- Remote working model: use your home as a base and any of the company's offices as you see fit
- Employee wellbeing platform
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme and funding
- Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
- Talent Development Programmes
What you need to do now
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