Civil Engineer - Roads, Public Transport Greenways

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Shaping Ireland's Transport Future (Roads, Public Transport, and Greenways)

Accelerate Your Career in Infrastructure

AECOM's Surface Transportation Team in Ireland—a 150+ strong professional network operating across Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast – is thriving due to significant growth fueled by a robust pipeline of major Roads, Public Transport and Greenway programmes.

We are seeking a driven and experienced Civil Engineer (or Infrastructure Engineer) to join our 50+ strong Highways team in Belfast.

We welcome applications from those with industry experience and the ambition to progress from their current role to become a Chartered Engineer in future that will lead our projects for our clients.

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:

• Roads:
  Major road schemes including the A24 Ballynahinch Bypass (Co. Down), N54 Tullybryan Realignment (Co. Monaghan), Newry Southern Relief Road (Co. Down), A6 Dualling Phase 2 (Co. Derry~Londonderry)
• Public Transport:
  Delivery teams for the TII Luas Programme and the NTA Bus Connects Programme
• Greenways:
  Our vast programme of Greenways (>300km) in the Republic of Ireland for TII and Local Authorities, including major greenway schemes like Barnesmore Gap Greenway in Co. 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 becoming a Chartered Engineer, including:

• Mentorship and coaching from our existing Chartered Engineers, Supervising Civil Engineers and professional reviewers
• Formal technical, project management, and personal skills training through AECOM University.
• Exposure to project commercial management and work-winning processes to broaden your professional skillset.
• Flexibility & Culture:
  You would be joining our dynamic team where we actively embrace our "Freedom to Grow" policy, offering genuine hybrid working options and flexible arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance. We prioritise candidates with the right behaviours and drive over specific current skillsets, investing significantly in training the next generation of engineers.

You will:

• Manage design packages on a diverse range of projects from concept to construction stage, including:
• Major highway projects (to DMRB UK & Ireland Standards).
• Bus infrastructure projects (to LTN 1/24, NTA standards)
• Greenway/active travel projects (to Cycling by Design/TII DMRB).
• Know and apply UK and/or Irish design standards including (the UK & Irish DMRB, Cycle by Design, DMURS, Cycle Design Manual) to create safe, people-focused transport solutions.
• Deliver high quality deliverables and service to our clients, meeting our quality standards and their expectations within time and budget constraints.
• Work seamlessly within a multidisciplinary team,…