Job Title: Senior Engineering Draughtsperson
Employer: Office of Public Works
County: Dublin, Meath
Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday 23 April 2026
Background
The Office of Public Works (OPW) is a key service provider to the Government. A core part of its remit is maintaining and presenting Ireland’s most iconic heritage sites & properties. OPW are responsible for the management and maintenance of the State’s property portfolio, providing accommodation to central Government Departments, An Garda Síochána and other State agencies. It is also the lead agency for flood risk management in Ireland.
The OPW currently have a vacancy for a Senior Engineering Draughtsperson in its Civil & Structural Engineering Section.
Civil & Structural Engineering Section
The Civil and Structural Engineering section in the OPW provides a full Civil & Structural and Engineering Design Service on a large variety of projects for OPW and other Government Departments. They also provide an Advisory and/or Supervisory Service for Civil/Structural Engineering Projects requested by other OPW areas. The section is headed by an Assistant Chief Engineer and is part of the Office of the State/Principal Architect’s division within OPW.
The Role
Reporting to a Principal Engineering Draughtsperson or a designated Engineer Grade I or II, Senior Engineering Draughtspersons will have responsibility for providing technical support to OPW Project Engineers on Civil & Structural Engineering projects. They will also supervise Engineering Draughtspersons where required.
The Principal Duties and Responsibilities of the Role may include some or all of the following:
Preparing Preliminary, Tender and Construction drawings & documents for projects undertaken by the Civil & Structural Engineering section;
Ensuring that ISO 9001 procedures are adhered to regarding the production, registering and issue of documents;
Attending site meetings on projects during construction;
Allocating work requests to Engineering Draughtspersons;
Responsibility for the production of CAD & BIM Drawings on Civil and/or Structural projects including but not limited to:
General arrangement drawings;
Details drawings including steel, masonry, timber and reinforced concrete details of structural elements;
Civil engineering drawings including drainage, wastewater treatment, retaining walls, small bridges, car‑parks etc.;
Topographical Surveys on lands, buildings and civil engineering structures.
Please Note
The above is a general guide to the key duties and responsibilities of the role and is not an exhaustive description. The Principal Engineering Draftsperson or Project Engineer may also assign other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the role from time to time.
Further information and a full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 23 April 2026.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
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