Associate Director Civil Engineer

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 an experienced Associate Director (Civil Engineering) to join our Ireland team. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in the delivery of high-profile built environment projects while helping to shape the growth and success of the business.

As an Associate Director, you will lead multidisciplinary project teams and oversee the delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects across Ireland, including residential, education, commercial, infrastructure, regeneration and public realm developments. You will combine technical leadership with strong commercial awareness, ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard, on programme and profitably.

Working closely with the leadership team, you will contribute to business planning, team development, client relationship management and business development activities. You will also play a central role in growing our presence in the Irish market through the development of new and existing client relationships.

Requirements

Technical Leadership

• Lead the delivery of civil engineering design across a range of projects and sectors.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and technicians.
• Identify project challenges and opportunities, directing teams to develop effective and innovative solutions.
• Oversee the production and review of high-quality technical drawings, reports, calculations and presentations.
• Undertake technical reviews and quality assurance checks on your own work and the work of others.
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of technical information and project documentation.
• Ensure the effective use of engineering analysis, modelling and design software.
• Conduct internal project reviews and contribute to technical excellence across the wider practice.
• Ensure compliance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and the Practice Quality Management System.

Project and Team Management

• Lead multiple projects concurrently, managing programmes, resources, deliverables and project fees.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and effectively manage changes throughout project lifecycles.
• Plan and allocate resources to ensure successful and efficient project delivery.
• Lead, mentor and support the development of engineers and technicians.
• Contribute to the growth of the wider team through coaching, knowledge sharing and professional development activities.
• Maintain strong financial and commercial awareness across projects and teams.
• Contribute to business planning, operational performance and strategic decision-making.

Business Development

• Lead business development activity for your team and contribute to the wider growth of the practice.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, collaborators and industry contacts.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities in collaboration with Directors and senior colleagues.
• Build long-term client relationships through exceptional project delivery and communication.
• Represent the business at client meetings, networking events and industry forums.
• Lead the preparation of bids, tenders and fee proposals.
• Support the growth of existing client accounts while developing new business opportunities.
• Promote the wider services of the practice and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Professional Commitment

• Maintain Chartered Engineer status and demonstrate a commitment to professional excellence.
• Participate in continuing professional development (CPD), technical presentations and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Maintain an active CPD record and Development Action Plan.
• Champion Civic's values and contribute positively to our culture, people and business success.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland (CEng MIEI), ICE, IStructE or an equivalent recognised professional body.
• Significant consultancy experience across a range of project sectors and scales.
• Experience leading large teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to deliver projects successfully while maintaining commercial performance.
• Strong track record of business development, bidding and securing new work.
• An established professional network within the Irish engineering and development sector.

  Competencies

• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective graphical and visual communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Strong contractual and commercial awareness.
• Excellent leadership, coaching and team development skills.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and generate business opportunities.

Our Values

• Be Collaborative - Engage with other and collaborate positively

• Be Curious - Master your current role, seek and share knowledge and expertise
• Be Helpful - Demonstrate professionalism, willingly take on new responsibilities without necessarily being asked
• Be Passionate - Take ownership of your role and support others to achieve success in theirs
• Be Ingenious - Find ways to get results by adapting and innovating

Benefits

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).