Senior Civil Engineer - Renewable Energy

<h3>Company Description</h3><p><strong>At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.</strong></p><p>We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.</p><p>Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.</p><p><strong>Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.</strong></p><p>We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.</p><p>You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.</p><p>We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.</p><p>We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.</p><p>When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>The Role:</strong><br/> AECOM are looking for Senior Civil Engineers with varying areas of expertise / experience to join our rapidly expanding renewable energy team. You may be based near to Galway, Cork or our Dublin Offices in this hybrid role.</p><p>You will be responsible for undertaking a technical role on projects within our energy business; typically our projects are associated with the generation, storage, transmission and distribution of energy both in Ireland and countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).<br/> <br/> Candidates with general civil engineering experience within the energy market would be preferable, however, not critical. Specific areas of experience which would be beneficial include the following.</p><ul><li>Medium and high voltage grid connection works, including cable routing and specific experience with National Grid.</li><li>Hydroelectric design – both run of river and pumped storage.</li><li>Onshore wind – ideally with recent onsite experience, including projects with turbines &gt;180m tip height.</li><li>Offshore wind.</li></ul><p>Successful candidates will be deployed to work on different projects, depending on their specific area of civil engineering expertise, and will include providing civil support for the following types of technologies.</p><ul><li>On and offshore wind</li><li>Solar PV</li><li>Hydroelectric – run of river and pumped storage</li><li>Grid connection works – cable route and substation civil</li><li>Hydrogen production and storage</li><li>Battery energy storage systems (BESS)</li></ul><p>Projects include all stages of design from feasibility to detailed design and site construction supervision both in Ireland and internationally. Our clients are a mix between large energy utility generators to private developers.</p><p>As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will be required to:</p><ul><li>Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day to day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets;</li><li>Understand how to complete the design of civil elements such as roads, drainage and general infrastructure associated with external works;</li><li>Undertake site inspections, inspect works and respond to technical queries raised by the Site Team;</li><li>Write reports including technical feasibility studies, building inspection reports and design reports; and</li><li>Direct junior members of staff and mentor graduate engineers.</li></ul><p>Minimum Requirements:</p><ul><li>Ideally you will have a background in civil infrastructure and the energy sector and in particular renewable energy systems.  The role is a technical role and you will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of technical competency in the design of civil and / or structural elements.</li></ul><p>Preferred Qualifications</p><ul><li>BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering