Location: Rosslare, Co. Wexford

Job type: Fixed-term contract

Duration: 24 months 

Salary: Competitive

About the role

The N25 Rosslare Europort Access Road scheme is located in Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford, and involves improvements to the existing road network and the construction of a new road corridor to provide enhanced access to Rosslare Europort. 

As an assistant resident engineer on the scheme, you will be part of the site-based team responsible for supervising the construction of 1.45 km of new and improved carriageway. 

Key features include the construction of a new rail over bridge, installation of two access underpasses, 1.45km of new road construction to include pedestrian and cycle facilities, drainage, earthworks, signage local road tie-ins and associated works.

Duties

  • Assist the senior resident engineer and employer’s representative in the performance of their duties
  • Monitor the execution of the works in accordance with the contract requirements
  • Carry out daily site inspections of workmanship, witness testing and record daily site activities
  • Raise and agree close-out of non-conformance reports
  • Review technical queries and liaise with the design team on any design-related matters
  • Review and agree inspection and test plans with the contractor
  • Review testing records for compliance with the contract requirements
  • Review the contractor’s submissions, including method statements, temporary traffic management plans and environmental management plans

Essential

  • A degree in engineering (Level 8 qualification in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
  • At least three years’ satisfactory post-graduate experience as an assistant resident engineer in the delivery of road and bridge projects, including structures, drainage, utilities, road construction and active travel
  • A high standard of technical training and experience, including administrative experience of contracts, the roles and duties of the respective parties, contractual obligations and timeframes
  • Experience in implementing procedures and systems for accurate record-keeping
  • Experience of monitoring the contractor for compliance with health and safety regulations, temporary traffic management plans and environmental commitments
  • Good organisational skills
  • A strong work ethic
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Fluency/high level of proficiency in spoken and written English

Desirable

  • Personal Track Safety training
  • Experience in the supervision of works in a railway environment
  • Experience of administering the public works forms of contract (PW-CF3)
  • Competency in the use of Microsoft Suite and AutoCAD
  • Competency in reading and understanding plans and specifications
  • Experience in implementing procedures and systems for quality control on site 
  • Experience of preparing clear and concise reports

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 Irish and UK offices.

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How to apply

Address your cover letter to Human Resources 

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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.