Senior Engineer- Roads, Public Transport, and Greenways

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Accelerate Your Career in Irish Infrastructure

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Join AECOM's thriving Surface Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast. Due to significant growth fueled by a robust pipeline of major Greenways, Active Travel, and Public Transport programmes.

We're seeking an enthusiastic and driven Senior Roads, Civil, or Infrastructure Engineer with industry experience to join our expanding team.

This is a chance to move beyond routine design and play a crucial role in delivering complex, high-impact national infrastructure.

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:
• Major Road Schemes: M21 Adare Bypass, Carlow Southern Relief Road & Multi Modal Corridor, N4 Mullingar to Longford.
• Sustainable & Active Travel: Delivery teams for the TII Luas Programme, the NTA BusConnects Programme, and a vast programme of Greenways (>300km) for TII and Local Authorities, including major schemes in West Cork and Donegal.
• Multidisciplinary Exposure: Gain hands-on experience across the entire project lifecycle, from early feasibility and statutory consent through to detailed design, construction support, and contract administration.
• Structured Career Progression: We are deeply committed to your professional trajectory. The successful candidate will be actively supported on their path to achieving Chartered Engineer status (IEI/ICE) in the coming years, benefiting from:
• Mentorship and coaching from our global delivery experts.
• A team who have had 4 successful CEng applications in the past 12 months
• Formal technical, project management, and leadership training through AECOM University.
• Exposure to client account management and work-winning processes to broaden your professional scope.

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 be ready to take the next step in your career, delivering and coordinating design packages on complex infrastructure programmes.
• Manage and lead to the engineering design on a diverse range of projects including major highways (TII Publications), bus infrastructure (NTA standards), and active travel schemes (DMURS/NTA Cycle Design Manual). Current projects range from concept to construction stage.
• Ensure all project deliverables meet AECOM quality standards, and are managed effectively to time and budget.
• Work seamlessly within a multidisciplinary team, interrogating outputs from other disciplines (e.g., drainage, structures, environmental).
• Work directly with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, guiding them through technical challenges and statutory approval processes (Part 8 / ABP / SID / EIA).
• Support and coach junior engineers, contributing to AECOM’s culture of growth and continuous learning.

What we offer:

• Flexible hybrid working
• Professional development support, mentorship schemes, and training agreements with major engineering institutions.
• Career development opportunities via AECOM University, technical practice networks, and volunteering days.
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Charity & Community Activities – fundraising challenges, sponsored walks/runs, STEM outreach days, and local volunteering initiatives.
• Wellbeing Events – yoga sessions, wellness weeks, lunchtime walks/cycles, and mental health awareness activities.
• Sports & Clubs – five-a-side football, cycling groups, hiking clubs, and participation in corporate challenge events and many more
• Annual Celebrations – summer events, holiday celebrations, and recognition awards.

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

 

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc). 
• Post-graduation experience in relevant areas such as civil engineering, road design, greenways, public transport/bus infrastructure, or major highways. With an increasing portfolio of work on green energy transition, we would also welcome candidates with experience in the design and delivery of substation infrastructure and high voltage cable routes.

Preferred Skills & Experience 

• Working knowledge of TII Publications/Standards. 
• Solid understanding of the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS) and the NTA Cycle Design Manual. 
• Experience with the preparation of contract documents (e.g., Public Works Contract - PWC forms). 
• Demonstrated experience in general road design and drainage modelling/design. 
• Experience with statutory planning and design approvals in Ireland.

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 [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.