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.

Why AECOM in Ireland?

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 BusConnects 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.

Your Role & Responsibilities

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, seamlessly collaborating with technicians, engineers and specialists in other disciplines (e.g., drainage, structures, environmental).
• Work directly with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, guiding them through technical challenges and relevant statutory approval processes (Northern Ireland Roads Order, Republic of Ireland Planning Permission, Environmental Impact Assessment).
• Develop our team, through mentoring of apprentices, contributing to AECOM’s culture of growth and continuous learning.

What we offer:

• A robust and diverse portfolio of Roads, Public Transport and Greenway projects at various stages of delivery across the island of Ireland and UK
• The opportunities for both design, commercial and site experience on these projects to help you complete professional development attributes and progress toward Chartership.
• Career development opportunities via AECOM University and our industry leading Technical Excellence programme.
• A structured and transparent AECOM career model, allowing you to plan your progression with confidence and clarity.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• A merit led reward programme, recognising individual and team contributions to quality, safety and commercial successes.
• A range of core and personalised benefits tailored to your lifestyle and well-being.
• Social value opportunities, allowing you to volunteer and further support the communities your projects will benefit.
• Sports and Social Club with regular events across the team to build relationships across our teams.

Ready to lead the delivery of sustainable transport solutions in Ireland? Apply today.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Civil Engineering or similar.
• Candidates who demonstrate their commitment and progression toward Chartership in future.
• Post-graduate experience in relevant areas such as civil engineering, highways, public transport and greenways.
• Knowledge and experience in the relevant design standards in the UK and Ireland applicable to our projects (e.g. the DMRB, DMURS, LTN 1/20, LTN 1/24, NTA Cycle Design Manual)
• Knowledge of contract documentation for major transport projects, including typical forms of contract (NEC/Public Works Contract) and associated Specifications to MCHW/MCRW.
• Knowledge of statutory planning and design approvals in the UK and/or Ireland.
• Experience in working within teams of varying sizes and capabilities to deliver work packages to a high quality.

Come grow with us.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.