Principal Structural Engineer

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At AECOM  we are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join us at our Dublin office.

Heres what youll do: 

AECOM is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Structural Engineer to join our Dublin office. This leadership role will focus on the delivery of complex and high-profile projects across the residential healthcare education and infrastructure sectors. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving technical excellence mentoring teams and contributing to the strategic growth of our structural engineering practice in Ireland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the structural design and delivery of multidisciplinary projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide technical oversight and ensure compliance with relevant Eurocodes Irish building regulations and industry standards.
• Manage project teams resources and timelines to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients stakeholders and external partners.
• Oversee the preparation and review of structural calculations drawings specifications and reports.
• Drive innovation and sustainable design practices across all project types.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Support business development activities including bid preparation and client presentations.
• Collaborate with architects contractors and other engineering disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.

Sector Focus:

• Residential: High-density housing mixed-use developments and urban regeneration projects.
• Healthcare: Hospitals primary care centres and specialist medical facilities requiring complex structural solutions.
• Education: Schools universities and research facilities with a focus on flexible and sustainable design.
• Infrastructure: Transport utilities and public realm projects supporting Irelands growing infrastructure needs.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible 

Heres what were looking for: 

As the successful candidate you will have experience working within our market along with having the following qualfications and experience.

• Degree:
  • Honours Bachelors (Level 8) or preferably Masters (Level 9) in Structural or Civil Engineering
• Chartership (essential):
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Member of Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE) and/or Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at 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 youre 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. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well 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   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time