Roughan O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented bridge design engineer with three to seven years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our bridge and civil-structural engineering team.
Job type: Permanent
Location: Dublin or Cork
Salary: Competitive
As an experienced bridge design engineer, you will provide input to our bridge and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects. You will be supported throughout by senior members of our bridge teams in Ireland and the UK.
Current and recent projects include:
DART+ West, Ireland
Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland
Narrow Water Bridge Project, Ireland
George’s Dock Bridge, Ireland
Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK
Renfrew Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway, Athlone, Ireland
A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe dualling scheme, Northern Ireland
Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements
Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
Undertake preliminary design and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.
Assist in the production of drawings
Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
Support the team to deliver projects within agreed timeframes
Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support
Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design-and-build contractors amongst others
Honours degree in civil/structural engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
A minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in the detailed design of bridges
Ability to undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis software
Good technical knowledge of bridge design
Excellent attention to the detailing of bridge structures
Experience of written and in-person interaction with external parties
Flexible, motivated and focused
A strong work ethic
Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English
Good knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of bridge/structural design
Working knowledge of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
Excellent numerical and analytical skills
Experience of working independently on detailed bridge design
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
Experience of working to tight deadlines
Roughan O’Donovan (ROD) is expert in planning, designing and managing major infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients across Ireland and the UK. An independently owned firm, we employ a team of more than 250 people, of over 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and UK offices.
Our hands-on, director-led approach to projects and operations enables us to work collaboratively with our team to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions that maximise value for our clients and learning for our people. We enjoy strong client, partner and stakeholder relationships.
Our people are the heart of our business, and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) training scheme.
We have comprehensive student placement, internship, graduate and chartership support programmes to help our team reach their full potential, as individuals and as engineers.
We offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life-event supports, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.
We are a friendly team with an active social committee. From surfing weekends and ski events to tag rugby and five-a-side tournaments, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.
Roughan O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.
Roughan O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.
Roughan O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan O'Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.
