Senior Structural Engineer / Project Manager

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services, with offices across Ireland. We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer / Project Manager (with a structural engineering background) with years of experience to join our Galway office. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary environment on diverse public and private projects.

In this role, you will:

• Lead projects as a client-facing Project Manager, ensuring successful delivery.
• Oversee structural engineering design and collaborate with various disciplines.
• Contribute to innovative and high-quality engineering solutions.
• The candidate should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible, willing to take responsibility and comfortable working as part of a team.

Duties will include:

Project Management / Leadership-

• Lead and manage engineering projects from concept to completion.
• Act as the primary client liaison, ensuring clear communication and project alignment.
• Financial management of project delivery.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and graduates.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, reports, and specifications.
• Preparation of project reports (Planning, Tender, Construction Stage).

Structural Engineering Design-

• Prepare structural designs for a variety of building projects (public and private).
• Perform structural analysis and calculations for structures.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant building codes, standards, and regulations.
• Oversight of preparation of design drawings.

Business Development & Client Engagement-

• Support business growth by building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Assist in preparing proposals, bids, and tender documentation.
• Identify new opportunities and contribute to strategic planning.

Desirable skills/attributes:

• Chartered Engineer.
• Experience managing projects from commencement to handover.
• Good communication skills and can prioritise and manage workload effectively.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Experience in use of structural design software.

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.

Worker TypeEmployee

Job TypeRegular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.