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Senior Water Engineer

  1. Cork
R-129672

Shape the Future of our cities and environments.

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

Bring your skills to the mix as a Senior Civil Water Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of water/wastewater treatment, storage, supply and collection systems on Transformational Programmes for critical IRL infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad.

We specialise in all aspects of water and wastewater networks and treatment, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors not just within the Water sector but also supporting our wider Infrastructure Division across Aviation, Buildings & Places, Education, Energy and Environment. We continue to provide industry-leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you.

We currently have an opportunity in our Cork office.

Your Purpose:

  • Design and delivery of water and wastewater schemes at various project stages from feasibility to detailed design, contract document preparation and construction administration following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
  • Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
  • Work closely with teams in Ireland and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
  • Manage projects or support the Project Manager in the management and monitoring of project delivery within defined budget and programme requirements.
  • Understand, communicate and manage project risks.
  • Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

What you can bring: 

  • Chartered Civil Engineer.
  • Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design and Design & Build.
    Sound knowledge in water and/or wastewater treatment, storage solutions, hydraulics, water supply and wastewater collection systems and familiarity with current Ireland design standards and working practices.
  • Sound commercial, contractual and programme experience.
  • Ability to work within a team environment and under own initiative to achieve project goals.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.

About Us:

At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.

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