Senior Civil Engineer
Civic
Senior Civil Engineer
Civic
Public civil and structural engineering design
Civic · Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-28
Workplace: hybrid
Department: Civic
Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.
We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.
Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.
We are looking for a talented and collaborative Senior Civil Engineer who shares our purpose and desire to make a positive difference to the world around them. Sustainable design is at the heart of our Practice and collectively we can create inspirational designs that will protect our climate and enhance the built environment.
As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will join one of our Dublin studio, bringing with you experience across a mix of sectors including residential, education, commercial, development and regeneration. Collaborative and helpful you will have the opportunity to work closely with high profile private and public-sector clients, influencing with your technical expertise and effective communication skills.
Leadership is an evolving skill that you will develop alongside your people management, business development and commercial abilities. Your people and solutions focus, communication and contractual awareness will be demonstrable through past projects. Guiding, developing, and supporting a team of value driven engineers, your skills in project resource planning and deadline management will be fully engaged and developed.
We are looking for a progressive and talented engineer who is keen to influence the people around them with the same understanding and empathy that they bring to their engineering. We hope you will share our strong interest in architecture and the wider public realm/built environment and play a key role in our ongoing practice and growth strategy..
Degree qualified you will ideally be Chartered or Incorporated with an industry institution such as ICE, IStrucTe, CIWEM, or CIHT and have strong relevant experience with a proven track record of delivering projects. You’ll be a creative thinker, passionate and enthusiastic to help grow and develop your team. Your collaborative and helpful outlook will thrive within this innovative practice making a positive impact to the built environment.
Civic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.
Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.
We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.
💰A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level
🫶Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!
⚖️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week
🌴Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years’ service, and another at 5 years!
🌞Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week’s holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!
👪 Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave
🌱Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
🩹Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests
🤒Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days
⭐DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart
💡 Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house ‘Civic Academy’ training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees
💷Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme
🚆Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).
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What Civic Engineers does: Civic Engineers designs sustainable civil and structural structures and public spaces, providing services across movement, highways, flood risk management, drainage, SuDS and earthworks for public sector clients, private developers, and educational institutions. How its products work: by integrating multiple engineering disciplines into comprehensive, project-based solutions, combining creative design with efficient project management to deliver functional, aesthetically pleasing outcomes that meet client needs and promote long-term resilience. How it differs from competitors: it emphasizes environmental impact, long-term sustainability, and community benefits through award-winning projects and a multidisciplinary approach that delivers cohesive solutions rather than siloed work. What its goal is: to create infrastructure and public spaces that improve quality of life for communities while reducing environmental impact and increasing resilience.
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