Highways Engineer - Dublin at Jacobs | HiringNow.ie

Industry

Transportation

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

You’ll play a key role in shaping some of the most exciting and high‑profile transport schemes across the UK and Ireland. You’ll take ownership of feasibility studies, scheme reports, and detailed highway and active travel designs—helping deliver smarter, safer and more sustainable infrastructure for the communities we serve.
Working closely with clients, stakeholders and the public, you’ll bring clarity, collaboration and technical excellence to every stage of delivery. With major programmes underway for TII, the NTA, Irish Rail, leading contractors and local authorities, this is your opportunity to influence nationally significant projects while advancing your career within a growing, high‑performing transportation team.

Some of the more regional landmark projects you could contribute to include:

Foynes to Limerick including Adare Bypass
M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy
Dublin and Cork BusConnects
N2 Ardee to Castleblayney
Dublin City Council Active Travel Team
N21 Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale
N59 Bunnakill to Oughterard
Dublin MetroLink and Cork Light Rail Transit

We currently have exciting opportunities within our Highways Civil Engineering teams in Dublin where your expertise and passion can help drive innovation and growth across our transportation projects.

Here's what you'll need

A Level 8 degree in Civil Engineering
Attained, or close to attaining Chartered Engineer status with Engineers Ireland or equivalent.
Understanding of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Publications, UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridge (DMRB) & Active Travel standards
Proven technical experience of Major Highway, Local Road or Active Travel schemes and understanding of Health & Safety legislation
Experience of Construction Supervision and Road Safety Auditing
Experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM)

#IETransportation #LI-DC1

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain talent from a wide range of backgrounds. For greater online accessibility please visit https://www.vercida.com/uk/employers/jacobs to view and access our roles.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

Locations

City	State	Country
Dublin	Dublin	Ireland
Dublin	Dublin	Ireland

Highways Engineer - Dublin

Description

More Jobs at Jacobs

Intermediate Sustainability Engineer - Life Sciences

EOI; Infrastructure Projects Ireland

Graduate Electrical Engineer (Building Services) - Advanced Facilities