Senior Engineer - Roads, Public Transport, & Greenways

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Shaping Ireland's Transport Future (Roads, Public Transport, and Greenways)

Accelerate Your Career in Infrastructure

AECOM's Surface Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast – is thriving due to significant growth fuelled by a robust pipeline of major Roads, Public Transport and Greenway programmes.

We are seeking a driven and experienced Senior Civil Engineer (or similar Infrastructure Engineer) to join our 150+ strong transportation team in Ireland.

We welcome applications from those with industry experience and the ambition to progress from their current role to become a Chartered Engineer in future that will lead our projects for our clients.

Why AECOM in Ireland?

Impactful Projects: Work on some of the most significant transport programmes across the island of Ireland, directly influencing how people move. Our current portfolio includes:

• Roads: Major road schemes including the N25 Midleton to Youghal Transport Project (Co. Cork). N17 Milltown (Co. Galway), A24 Ballynahinch Bypass (Co. Down), N54 Tullybryan Realignment (Co. Monaghan) M21 Adare Bypass Phases 1 and 2 (Co. Limerick), Carlow Southern Relief Road & Multi Modal Corridor (Co. Carlow), N4 Mullingar to Longford (Co. Westmeath and Co. Longford).

• Public Transport: Delivery teams for the Dublin Metrolink Programme, the TII Luas Programme, the NTA BusConnects Programmes, and multiple major rail projects.

• Greenways: , A vast programme of Greenways (>300km) in the Republic of Ireland for TII and Local Authorities, including major greenway schemes like Barnesmore Gap Greenway in County Donegal, the West Cork Greenways – Skibbereen Sections, the Portlaoise to Attanagh Greenway, and the Galway-Oughterard Greenway.

• Structured Career Progression: We are deeply committed to your professional trajectory. The successful candidate will be actively supported on their path to becoming a Chartered Engineer, including:

• Mentorship and coaching from our existing Chartered Engineers, Supervising Civil Engineers and professional reviewers

• Formal technical, project management, and personal skills training through AECOM University.

• Exposure to project commercial management and work-winning processes to broaden your professional skillset.

• Flexibility & Culture: You would be joining our dynamic team where we actively embrace our "Freedom to Grow" policy, offering genuine hybrid working options and flexible arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance. We prioritise candidates with the right behaviours and drive over specific current skillsets, investing significantly in training the next generation of engineers.

Your Role & Responsibilities

You will:

• Manage & lead design packages on a diverse range of projects from concept to construction stage, including:
• Major highways, rail, and light rail projects
• Bus infrastructure projects (to LTN 1/24, NTA standards)
• Greenway/active travel projects (to TII PMGs / Cycling by Design/TII standards).
• Know and apply UK and/or Irish design standards including (the UK & Irish DMRB, Cycle by Design, DMURS, Cycle Design Manual) to create safe, people-focused transport solutions.
• Deliver high quality deliverables and service to our clients, meeting our quality standards and their expectations within time and budget constraints.
• Work seamlessly within a multidisciplinary team, seamlessly collaborating with technicians, engineers and specialists in other disciplines (e.g., drainage, structures, environmental).
• Work directly with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, guiding them through technical challenges and relevant statutory approval processes (Northern Ireland Roads Order, Republic of Ireland Planning Permission, Environmental Impact Assessment).
• Develop our team, through mentoring of apprentices, contributing to AECOM’s culture of growth and continuous learning.

What we offer:

• A robust and diverse portfolio of Roads, Public Transport and Greenway projects at various stages of delivery across the island of Ireland and UK
• The opportunities for both design, commercial and site experience on these projects to help you complete professional development attributes and progress toward Chartership.
• Career development opportunities via AECOM University and our industry leading Technical Excellence programme.
• A structured and transparent AECOM career model, allowing you to plan your progression with confidence and clarity.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• A merit led reward programme, recognising individual and team contributions to quality, safety and commercial successes.
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Social value opportunities, allowing you to volunteer and further support the communities your projects will benefit.
• Sports and Social Club with regular events across the team to build relationships across our teams.

Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering or similar.
• Candidates who demonstrate their commitment and progression toward Chartership in very near future, already have their application submitted, or are close to the point of submission.
• Post-graduate experience in relevant areas such as civil engineering, highways, public transport and greenways, NEC contracts and other Contract Management experience
• Knowledge and experience in the relevant design standards in the UK and Ireland applicable to our projects (e.g. the DMRB, DMURS, LTN 1/20, LTN 1/24, NTA Cycle Design Manual)
• Knowledge of contract documentation for major transport projects, including typical forms of contract (NEC/Public Works Contract) and associated Specifications to MCHW/MCRW.
• Knowledge of statutory planning and design approvals in the UK and/or Ireland (EIA / NIS / CPO and associated planning processes)
• Experience in working within teams of varying sizes and capabilities to deliver work packages to a high quality.

Come grow with us.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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