Senior Civil & Structural Engineer

About the Role

 

ORS has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to join our newly acquired team. This is an important senior role within the business, with responsibility for managing Structural & Civil design consultancy services on medium & large building infrastructure projects, and driving the efficient and productive delivery of projects.

 

The successful candidate will take ownership of projects from feasibility and early-stage planning through detailed design, construction documentation and delivery. They will also play an active role in client management, work winning and the continued growth of the team.

 

The role offers strong career development and progression opportunities, with the opportunity to take on increasing leadership, client and commercial responsibilities as the team continues to grow.

 

The successful candidate will primarily work on projects across the West of Ireland, with Galway as their local ORS office base. This provides the opportunity to lead and develop a strong regional project portfolio while working as part of ORS’s wider multidisciplinary team.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Lead the structural and civil design and delivery of medium and large-scale building projects.
• Manage teams delivering the structural and civil design process for large building projects, ensuring quality, efficiency and adherence to programme.
• Project manage structural and associated civil engineering consultancy services.
• Take responsibility for project planning, resourcing, deadlines and technical delivery.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineers and technicians.
• Manage client relationships and act as a key technical point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Support work winning, including preparation of proposals, fee submissions and developing opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Coordinate effectively with architects, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant Irish and European codes, standards and construction requirements.
• Contribute to improving team productivity, technical standards and design processes.

 

Essential Requirements

 

• Level 8 qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years' engineering experience within a consultancy environment, with minimum 5 years demonstrated Irish project experience.
• Strong structural engineering proficiency, with significant experience managing teams delivering the structural design process for large building projects.
• Excellent technical design capability and knowledge of relevant structural engineering codes and standards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction and engineering principles.
• Experience leading projects and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong client-facing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with a commitment to achieving project deadlines.
• AutoCAD & REVIT / BIM Proficiency.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required

 

Desirable Requirements

• Chartered Engineer status preferred but not essential.

 

What We Can Offer You

 
Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

 

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:
 

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

 

About ORS

 

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

 

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

 

• Awarded Consultancy Firm of the Year at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2026
• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025

 

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.