Principal Engineer, Bridges

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a key member of our team, you will support our transition to a solutions provider, transforming how we deliver through the implementation of new technologies and lean, digital processes, to increase efficiency and add value for our clients. With a focus on sustainability and decarbonisation, you will utilise your highly developed technical engineering, interpersonal and organisational skills in supporting the delivery of structural solutions on highways, rail, aviation, energy and power projects.

We are looking to establish and build a Bridges and Structures capability in Ireland. You will support the growth of our business in Ireland, both in terms of setting up a Bridges and Structures team, increasing the size of our Bridges and Structures team and contributing to the growth of our workload pipeline. Often in a client facing role, you will be responsible for project delivery on a range of bridge and structural related projects:

• Lead and mentor teams on tasks such as structural analysis, feasibility studies, tender designs, detailed designs and the production of contract documents and technical reports.
• Use your knowledge and skills to lead a team and other disciplines in providing an integrated service to clients.
• Proactively identify and implement innovative solutions through leveraging data, automation, lean and standardization to improve efficiency/productivity and project outcomes.
• Ensure project delivery excellence, commercial or technical, or both depending on role (i.e. delivery to time, budget and quality).
• Work with our UK, Ireland and Global Integrated Delivery teams to best use our resources and ensure efficient and successful delivery.

Let's build for a brighter future together. If you want to join a team invested in you, your success and the global community - join our Bridges and Structures Solutions Group.

About the Opportunity

Our Bridges and Structures Solutions Capability is part of our wider Transportation business, we take pride in delivering technically complex schemes across the UK, Ireland and internationally. Our large and diverse team has earned an enviable reputation within the consultancy sector through a portfolio of high-profile projects with clients that include High Speed 2, National Highways, Network Rail, Welsh Government, National Contractors and Local Authorities. The Ireland Transportation sector includes a portfolio of high-profile projects with clients that include Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, Irish Rail, national and regional contractors and several significant Local Authorities.

We currently have opportunities within our Transportation teams in Dublin and Cork for you to make your mark and influence the continuing growth of Jacobs as part of the delivery team. Some of our recent nationally and regionally significant projects in Ireland include:

• Foynes to Limerick Road
• M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy
• Dublin BusConnects – Core Bus Corridor Infrastructure Works and Cork BusConnects
• N2 Clontribret to BorderN2
• Irish Rail AfA
• Translink C1113 and C1127
• Station Accessibility A6 Bridges
• DART Depot

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or a related discipline).
• Excellent communication, collaboration and time management skills.
• Client facing, work winning and team management skills.
• Project management and leadership skills related to bridge design (or other disciplines).
• Strong technical design and practical problem-solving skills.

Candidates may have a background in bridge design; however, we are equally interested to hear from candidates from other disciplines and industries.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's – find out more about our employee networks here.

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