Resident Engineer (M&E)

Job Description

Overview

Join AtkinsRéalis and help shape Ireland’s infrastructure. AtkinsRéalis, a global leader in engineering and project management, is hiring Resident Engineers (M&E) to oversee water and wastewater infrastructure projects for Uisce Éireann.

Your role

As a Resident Engineer (M&E), you will be the key representative on-site, ensuring successful delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Project Leadership: Oversee all aspects of construction delivery, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Contract Compliance: Ensure works are carried out in line with contract documents and specifications, including rigorous testing and quality assurance.
• Health & Safety Oversight: Implement and monitor Uisce Éireann safety policies, review HSQE documentation (RAMS, TMP), and conduct weekly site safety reviews.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the main point of contact for Uisce Éireann, project managers, and contractors, providing clear updates and resolving issues promptly.
• Risk & Issue Management: Report and manage incidents, assist in investigations, and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor workmanship and materials to meet required standards, ensuring compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements.

About you

We’re seeking experienced professionals who can lead with confidence and deliver excellence on complex Civil / M&E engineering projects. Ideally, you will bring:

• Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent) with experience in mechanical and electrical engineering experience.
• Proven experience administering Public Works and FIDIC contracts.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practices.
• Ability to review technical documentation, monitor quality standards, and oversee compliance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage teams and liaise with stakeholders.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Enthusiasm, resilience, and commitment to delivering projects that make a real impact.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.