Posted 02 August, 2026
Site Development Engineer
Roughan and O'Donovan
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1178251929
Site Development Engineer
Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a site development engineer with three to seven years' relevant experience for a permanent position within our expanding buildings team.
Job type: Permanent
Location: Dublin, Cork or Leeds
Salary: Competitive
About the role
You will be part of a team recognised for delivering high quality, cost-effective and sustainable building projects across a range of sectors, including residential, healthcare, education and commercial.
Your remit will be to design and coordinate all external works associated with our building projects.
Our portfolio features:
Current and recent projects include:
Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is a leading civil, environmental and structural engineering consultancy. An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of more than 260 people, of 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and Leeds offices.
Our people are the heart of our business, and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an Institution of Civil Engineers training scheme.
We offer a range of benefits designed to help our people thrive, including flexible working arrangements, wellness initiatives and support during important life events.
We are a friendly team with an active social committee. From surfing weekends and ski events to tag rugby and cycling challenges, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.
To apply
Roughan & O'Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.
Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.
Roughan & O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O'Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.
Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a site development engineer with three to seven years' relevant experience for a permanent position within our expanding buildings team.
Job type: Permanent
Location: Dublin, Cork or Leeds
Salary: Competitive
About the role
You will be part of a team recognised for delivering high quality, cost-effective and sustainable building projects across a range of sectors, including residential, healthcare, education and commercial.
Your remit will be to design and coordinate all external works associated with our building projects.
Our portfolio features:
- private housing developments
- social housing developments
- hospital facilities
- retail developments
- office buildings
- primary, secondary and third-level school buildings
- rail projects
Current and recent projects include:
- Letterkenny Community Healthcare Facility
- Ballyshannon Community Hospital
- Convent Lands, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
- Meakstown Sports Hall and Community Centre, Dublin 11
- Domestic Violence Refuge, Co. Wexford
- An Garrán, Tramore, Co. Waterford
- Baile an Róigh, Rosslare, Co. Wexford
- A bachelor's degree in civil engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
- Site development design experience for building projects (access roads, car parks, drainage, water, SuDS)
- Three to seven years' relevant experience and sector knowledge
- Proven technical knowledge and engineering skills
- Experience of designing drainage and water supply systems
- Ability to produce quality design outputs
- Flexible, motivated and focused
- Excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent report writing and verbal communication skills
- Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D
- Proficiency in WinDes/Microdrainage
- Experience in site level design
- Experience in road design
- Client-facing skills
- Strong communications skills
- Good MS Office skills
- Membership of a professional body, such as Engineers Ireland or the Institution of Civil Engineers
Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is a leading civil, environmental and structural engineering consultancy. An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of more than 260 people, of 20 different nationalities, in our Dublin, Cork and Leeds offices.
Our people are the heart of our business, and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an Institution of Civil Engineers training scheme.
We offer a range of benefits designed to help our people thrive, including flexible working arrangements, wellness initiatives and support during important life events.
We are a friendly team with an active social committee. From surfing weekends and ski events to tag rugby and cycling challenges, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.
To apply
- Address your cover letter to Human Resources
- Apply by clicking on the link: https://shorturl.at/3Sb7j
Roughan & O'Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.
Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.
Roughan & O'Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O'Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.
