About the Job
RPS is seeking applications for the position of Senior Project Engineer in our Dublin Office.
We are looking for experienced engineers to support and deliver existing and new high-profile projects, working as part of an integrated team to deliver high quality engineering services for our clients.
Key Responsibilities
* Report to Line Manager/Business Unit Leader.
* Work on delivery of multiple projects concurrently.
* Provide technical input to cross-sector multidisciplinary internal project teams supporting the delivery of transportation, commercial/residential development and environmental infrastructure projects.
* Prepare technical reports and communicate outputs to clients.
* Further develop and broaden the technical capacity of the flooding and drainage team.
Requirements
* Level 8 degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering or related discipline. A postgraduate Level 9 Masters would be advantageous.
* Membership of a professional body such as Engineers Ireland or Institution of Civil Engineers.
* A strong desire to develop and broaden existing competencies to Chartered Engineer Level.
* Project-focused, proactive and independent, providing a supporting project management role.
* Candidates should have a proven ability to deliver projects and tasks to a high quality, on time and within budget.
* Minimum 5-7 years relevant experience in design/delivery of flood risk assessment & management, flood defence infrastructure, surface water collection & management systems.
* Excellent working knowledge and understanding of flood hydrology and hydraulic processes.
* Significant experience in open channel and network hydraulic modelling within Infoworks ICM and strong knowledge of model application to solving real-world problems.
Desirable Skills
* Ability to undertake key technical role responsible for full hydraulic model output delivery.
* Experience with FloodModeller, Estry, TuFlow, HEC-RAS 1D/2D or similar models would be beneficial.
* Detailed understanding of Flood Risk Management Methods, Nature-based Solutions and wider catchment, river and drainage processes.
* Experience providing specialist technical knowledge and advice on hydraulic modelling issues to project team members.
* Strong knowledge and experience of applying thorough QA principles in hydraulic modelling to ensure results are fit for delivery.
* Able to apply hydraulic modelling outputs to define and design civil engineering infrastructural elements to meet project objectives.
* Working experience of economic appraisal of projects and plans, using CBA and MCA techniques would be beneficial.
What We Offer
We offer a work environment that encourages collaboration and innovative thinking to drive solutions-based outputs that deliver sustainable benefit for our clients, their projects and the environment.
Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 23 days holiday increasing with service + bank holidays, Company pension scheme, Disability Scheme, Share Purchase Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme, Professional Memberships and Sponsored Education.