hirly

AtkinsRéalis

Principal Civil Engineer

IE.Dundalk.Quayside Business Park

See how you match this job — and similar ones. Free.

Upload your resume and hirly scores it against this role at AtkinsRéalis first, then against similar open jobs, and shows where you fit and why.

PDF or DOCX, up to 12MB. No sign-up to see your matches.

Get past the screening software and onto a recruiter's desk

hirly rewrites your resume for this job — matching the keywords and skills in the posting, moving your most relevant experience to the top, and writing a cover letter to fit. About 30 seconds.

  • Keywords matched to this posting
  • Fit score before you apply
  • Cover letter included

Matched against 2.7M live jobs from 200,000+ employers in 200+ countries.

Tailor my resume for this job →

Apply from your AI assistant

Connect hirly to Claude and ask it to apply to this job. hirly tailors your resume, fills the employer’s form and asks before sending. ChatGPT: manual setup today.

Some employer sites stop an application at a CAPTCHA or sign-in and hand it back with a link. Applying needs a paid plan. Works with any assistant that supports MCP.

hirly's read of this role

Seniority
Lead / management
Country
IE
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Sept 2026

Derived automatically from the posting. Upload your resume above to see how the role scores against it.

the posting

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer for our Dundalk office. The successful candidate will work as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team. The role provides the opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects across the Aviation, Education, Residential, Healthcare, Industrial, Commercial, and Energy sectors, working with both public and private clients.

Your role

  • Lead the design and delivery of civil engineering projects.
  • Design input and oversight of the delivery of all Civil aspects of projects with a focus on drainage and watermain design.
  • Good knowledge of basic road design principles.
  • Preparation and review of project reports (Planning, Tender, Construction Stage).
  • Communication with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Preparation and review of design calculations.
  • Undertaking duties of Ancillary Certifier for the Civil engineering discipline on building projects.
  • Lead a small team of civil engineers and technicians.
  • Mentor and develop junior members of the team.

About you

  • Chartered Engineer with EI or equivalent.
  • Experience in leading local civil engineering projects.
  • Ability to work independently and oversee a small team.
  • Software design experience such as Causeway or Micro-drainage.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to prioritise and manage personal and team workload effectively.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Original posting on AtkinsRéalis's site ↗

Listed on hirly, a job board. hirly is not the employer: AtkinsRéalis is hiring for this role.

Browse similar roles

Want this one?

Upload your resume and hirly rewrites it for this job and writes the cover letter — in about thirty seconds, before you sign up.

Tailor my resume for this job