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Roughan & O'Donovan

Resident Engineer

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Contract type:

Freelance / Contract

Location:

Cork, Ireland

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

6 October 2026

What they need


Resident Engineer

Roughan O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit an experienced resident engineer for an approximately 18-month contract position in the north Cork area.

Location: Cork

Job type: Fixed-term contract

Duration: Approx.18 months

Salary: Competitive

About the role

You will be part of the site supervision team responsible for the delivery of several bridge construction and local road diversion projects in county Cork. The role will involve monitoring day-to-day site operations; carrying out inspections; witnessing tests; and ensuring compliance with contract specifications, health and safety requirements, quality standards and environmental regulations in a live railway environment.

Duties

  • Assist the project resident engineer in the performance of his/her duties
  • Monitor the execution of the works in accordance with the contract requirements
  • Review the contractor’s submissions, including method statements, temporary traffic management plans and environmental management plans
  • Review technical queries and liaise with the design team on any design-related matters
  • Implement procedures and systems for quality control, accurate record-keeping and claims management
  • Liaise with stakeholders and utility providers
  • Carry out daily site inspections of workmanship, witness testing and record daily site activities
  • Raise and agree close-out of non-conformance reports
  • A degree in engineering (Level 8 qualification in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
  • At least five years’ postgraduate experience in the supervision of major civil engineering works

Essential

  • Experience in implementing procedures and systems for quality control on site, accurate record-keeping and claims management
  • Competency in the use of Microsoft Suite and AutoCAD
  • Competency in reading and understanding plans and specifications

Desirable

  • Chartered engineer status (CEng MIEI or equivalent)
  • Have undertaken the role of resident/assistant resident engineer or equivalent on civil infrastructure projects constructed under the Public Works Contract (PW-CF3)
  • Experience in the supervision of works in a railway environment
  • Personal Track Safety training
  • Knowledge and experience of the Iarnród Eireann Project Management Procedures (PMP)
  • Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation and regulations
  • Experience using MS Project or similar

About Roughan O’Donovan

Roughan O’Donovan is one of Ireland’s leading civil, structural and environmental engineering consultancies. We plan, design and manage major infrastructure projects, nationally and internationally.

An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of over 260 people, of 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and Leeds offices.

Current projects:

  • Cork Area Commuter Rail Phase Two
  • Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project
  • enhancing Motorway Operation Services
  • Narrow Water Bridge, Omeath, Co Louth
  • BusConnects Cork
  • BusConnects Dublin
  • DART+ West

How to apply

Address your cover letter to Human Resources

Apply by clicking the link: https://shorturl.at/hppPt

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.

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