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Design Engineer – Transportation (UrbanLight Rail Environment)


Job Location:

Dublin - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Design Engineer Transportation (Urban/Light Rail Environment)

Roughan & ODonovan is looking to recruit a design engineer with three to seven years relevant experience for a permanent position within our transportation team


Job type: Permanent

Location: Sandyford D.18

About the role

You will contribute to the delivery of projects focused on enhancing and upgrading transport infrastructure with a particular emphasis on the design and coordination of interfaces with light rail systems. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop practical high-quality design solutions in complex urban environments.


While experience in light rail projects is desirable it is not essential and candidates with transport design experience and an interest in integrated transport schemes are encouraged to apply.


About our transportation team

Our highly skilled team has extensive experience in delivering transportation projects across Ireland and the UK. These include upgraded rail lines light rail schemes motorways public transport infrastructure rural roads and active travel projects.

Our team works across the full lifecycle of transport infrastructure from initial investigations and modelling through to detailed design construction management and asset maintenance.

Current and recent projects include:

Essential
  • A bachelors degree in civil engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) or equivalent

  • At least three years design or construction experience in civil engineering projects

  • Knowledge of relevant Irish and UK design standards (TII Publications DMRB DMURS Traffic Signs Cycle Design and Traffic Management Guidelines)

  • Experience in preparing reports

  • Experience of working with quality management systems

  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word Outlook)

  • Knowledge of BIM environments and associated workflows

  • Ability to work in a team environment

  • Motivated individual with a strong work ethic

  • Fluency/high level of proficiency in spoken and written English

Desirable
  • A masters degree in civil engineering (Level 9 in the National Framework of Qualifications) or equivalent

  • Chartered or working towards becoming a chartered member of a recognised professional body in the engineering sector

  • Competency in AutoCAD

  • Competency in 3D modelling software (Civil 3D OpenRoads MX)

  • Knowledge of traffic modelling software packages such as Paramics LinSig and Junctions

  • Experience in drainage design

  • Experience in pavement design

  • Experience in light rail projects


About Roughan & ODonovan

Roughan and ODonovan (ROD) is a leading civil environmental and structural engineering consultancy. An independently owned firm we employ a multidisciplinary team of more than 260 people of 20 different nationalities in our Irish and UK offices.


Our people are the heart of our business and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) training scheme. We have well-established graduate and chartership support programmes.


We offer wellness packages flexible working and life-event supports so whatever challenges life may bring you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.


How to apply
  • Address your cover letter to Human Resources

  • Apply by clicking the link: & ODonovan is an equal opportunity employer.

    Roughan & ODonovan 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 & ODonovan 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 & ODonovan and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.




Required Experience:

IC


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Roughan and O’Donovan (ROD) is recognised as one of the leading Civil Engineering Consultancies in Ireland and has the largest bridge design team in the UK or Ireland. Based in Dublin ROD is 100% Director owned with each client and individual project allocated a company Director. We ... View more

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