Senior Engineer; Bridges & Structures (Dublin / Cork)

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a Senior Engineer in our Bridges and Structures team, you'll play a vital role in supporting our transition to a solutions focused provider-transforming how we deliver through the adoption of new technologies, lean methodologies, and digital processes. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and decarbonisation, you'll apply your advanced technical engineering, interpersonal, and organisational skills to deliver structural solutions across highways, rail, aviation, energy, and power sectors.

You'll be instrumental in establishing and growing our Bridges and Structures capability in Ireland-helping to build the team, expand our workload pipeline, and strengthen client relationships. Often in a client facing role, you'll lead the delivery of bridge and structural projects, ensuring excellence in both technical and commercial outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and mentor teams in structural analysis, feasibility studies, tender and detailed designs, and the production of contract documents and technical reports.
• Collaborate across disciplines to deliver integrated, high quality services to clients.
• Champion innovation through diverse thinking, data, automation, lean practices, and standardisation to improve efficiency and project outcomes.
• Ensure delivery excellence-commercially and technically-across all phases of project execution.
• Work closely with our UK, Ireland, and Global Integrated Delivery teams to optimise resources and ensure successful project delivery.

Our Bridges and Structures capability is part of Jacobs' wider Transportation business, known for delivering technically complex schemes across the Ireland, UK and internationally. We've built a strong reputation through high profile projects with clients including High Speed 2, National Highways, Network Rail, Welsh Government, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, Irish Rail, Local Authorities.

Here's what you'll need

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related discipline
• A professional qualification (or close to achieving)
• Excellent communication, collaboration and time management skills
• Project management skills related to bridge design or other disciplines
• Strong technical design and practical problem solving skills

Candidates may have a background in bridge design, however, we are equally interested to hear from candidates from other disciplines and industries.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.