Senior Design Engineer - Active Travel & Roads

About the role

Egis is looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join its transportation team and help deliver roads and active travel infrastructure projects across a range of scales and complexity. The role suits an engineer with 7+ years' experience in civil engineering design who can take ownership of technical workstreams with a high degree of autonomy. You will lead design activities on active travel projects, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and support Project Managers and Project Directors.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design packages and coordinate technical delivery across active travel and roads projects.
• Support projects through feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design phases.
• Take ownership of technical outputs with initiative and autonomy.
• Work closely with CAD and BIM teams to deliver coordinated, high-quality designs.
• Mentor graduate and junior engineers and contribute to stakeholder engagement.
• Apply sound engineering judgement to complex design challenges and promote sustainable design.
• Support programme management, technical reviews and delivery planning.

Required profile

• Minimum 7+ years' experience on civil engineering projects, with a focus on roads and/or active travel.
• Experience delivering projects across multiple design phases and leading design elements in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to take ownership of workstreams with limited supervision.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers.
• Chartered Engineer status preferred, or actively progressing toward it.
• Familiarity with Irish transportation and active travel design standards is desirable.

Required skills

• Strong collaboration skills, including experience with CAD and BIM technicians.
• Problem-solving, communication and a proactive attitude.

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Clear pathways for technical and project management progression, with mentorship for engineers moving toward Project Manager roles.
• Ongoing CPD, chartership and professional development support.