Senior Resident Engineer - Civil

Role/Position:

We currently are seeking to fill a number of Senior Resident Engineer – Civil position for a regional based role in Co. Wicklow with preferred candidate having at least 7 years’ experience in similar role.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to play a vital role within the site supervision team on Water and Wastewater infrastructure projects in a rapidly growing established Irish owned company where efficient procedures and processes, in an ever-changing business environment, is a must.

The successful Candidate will be an integral member of our Team and will work with our Staff to ensure the highest quality and standards are achieved in all our activities and services that we provide to our Clients.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful Candidate will, amongst other things, be responsible for:

• Liaison and management of the other members of the Resident Engineer Team.
• Reporting to the Employer’s Representative.
• Deal with contractual matters on site related to the works.
• Coordinating Contract interfaces with respect to the works.
• Liaison with Stakeholders.
• Assessment of Contractor claims and writing reports on same.
• Assessment of Contractor payment applications against work completed.
• Assessment of Contractor performance against Contractual KPI’s.
• Assessment of Contractor submissions including method statements and preparation of clear comments.
• Review Contractor design submissions against Employers’ requirements and preparation of clear comments.
• Supervision of the works, keeping records, measuring, managing correspondence, and contractual documentation.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Key Requirements:

• Hold a degree in Engineering or an equivalent professional qualification in Engineering.
• Have a satisfactory knowledge of civil engineering works, building construction, and project management.
• Have at least 10 years satisfactory post graduate experience of which at least 7 years was in on-site supervision, contract administration and project management of civil engineering works.
• Have experience in the construction of water/wastewater treatment plants, pipelines, pumping stations, deep excavations, marine outfalls, civil structures, or similar works.
• Be capable of writing clear and concise reports and keeping works records.
• Be proficient in the use of computers in relation to document handling and production of reports.
• Full Clean Driving Licence.
• Have a satisfactory knowledge of construction contracts.
• Attention to detail and ability to comply with Quality Assurance Management Systems is essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages such as Excel and Word
• Excellent communication skills, coordination, and organisational skills

When you join Nicholas O’Dwyer, you become part of a company that is pioneering the future. We are recognised experts in the arena of designing, developing, and managing infrastructure assets worldwide to meet society’s needs.

Our teams around the world are involved in some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects and programs of our time, addressing the big challenges of today and shaping the infrastructure environment for future generations to come.

Our mission is to provide advice and assistance to today’s global community in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow. As a professional engineering and environmental consultancy, we provide water engineering, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering services to both public and private sector clients, mainly in the transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Over the years we have provided services in water and wastewater engineering to authorities serving over five million consumers, and we’ve used our engineering services to help develop over five thousand kilometres of highways, making us one of the most respected consulting engineering practices in Ireland today. We’ve worked in over 20 countries and counting throughout the developing world and our employees have access to a range of major projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Africa.

Nicholas O’Dwyer is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.” Today, RSK Group consists of over 120 businesses and employs over 7,000 specialists. The group is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.