Job Description
Senior Engineer sought for Employer's Representative team within Infrastructure Division, with 7+ years' experience in water/wastewater sector, to administer construction contracts and design infrastructure projects.
Job Description
Atkins Réalis is a leading provider of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland. We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Employer's Representative team within the Infrastructure Division.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake role of Employer's Representative as part of a multidiscipline team
- Ensure project design and construction meet safety and current standards and regulations
- Liaise with design build operate (DBO) Contractors, Resident Engineering (RE) team and Client personnel
- Prepare monthly progress monitoring reports (internal & external stakeholders)
- Attend monthly progress meetings with client, RE, and contractors
- Stakeholder management (e.g. UE Asset Planning and Operations, local authorities, third party designers, etc.)
- Review of Contractor HSQE documentation
- Review and assess Contractor submissions including management plans, method statements and risk registers
- Review Contractor design submissions including equipment details against Client requirements and preparation of concise review comments
- Coordinate responses to RFIs from the Contractor
- Review and certify Contractor's monthly Payment Certificate application against works completed and complete final account
- Review, assess and prepare reports/respond to Contractors' claims
- Assess Contractor performance against Contractual KPIs
- Coordinating safety file and handover document reviews
Requirements
- Familiarity with industry-standard forms of contract (e.g. Uisce Éireann, FIDIC, NEC, Public Works)
- Experience in the design, installation, and commissioning of water/wastewater infrastructure
- Knowledge of safety and health regulations with regard to the design and construction process
- Attention to detail and ability to comply with Quality Assurance Management Systems
- Experience in financial management of design and construction budgets
- Well-motivated, able to work within a team environment and under own initiative to achieve project goals
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in English
- Membership of an Engineering Professional Body
- Chartered Engineer (an ideal – working towards chartership)
- Flexible approach with ability to be able to multi-task and prioritise when necessary
- Positive outlook and approachable manner
About Atkins Réalis
We put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas.
We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.