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Market

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

As a Principal engineer in our Bridges and Structures team, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our business in Ireland—supporting our transition to a solutions-focused provider through the adoption of new technologies, lean methodologies, and digital delivery processes. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and decarbonisation, you’ll apply your advanced technical, interpersonal, and organisational skills to deliver innovative structural solutions across highways, rail, aviation, energy, and power sectors.

You’ll be instrumental in establishing and growing our Bridges and Structures capability in Ireland, helping to build the team, expand our workload pipeline, and strengthen client relationships. Often in a client-facing role, you’ll lead the delivery of bridge and structural projects, ensuring excellence in both technical and commercial outcomes.

In this role, you will:

Lead and mentor teams in structural analysis, feasibility studies, tender and detailed designs, and the production of contract documents and technical reports.
Collaborate across disciplines to deliver integrated, high-quality services to clients.
Champion innovation through data, automation, lean practices, and standardisation to improve efficiency and project outcomes.
Ensure delivery excellence—commercially and technically—across all phases of project execution.
Work closely with our UK, Ireland, and Global Integrated Delivery teams to optimise resources and ensure successful project delivery.

Our Bridges and Structures capability is part of Jacobs’ wider Transportation business, known for delivering technically complex schemes across the Ireland, UK and internationally. We’ve built a strong reputation through high-profile projects with clients including: High Speed 2, National Highways, Network Rail, Welsh Government, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, Irish Rail, Local Authorities.

We currently have exciting opportunities within our Transportation teams in Dublin and Cork, where you can make a meaningful impact and contribute to Jacobs’ continued growth. Some of our recent nationally and regionally significant projects in Ireland include:

Foynes to Limerick Road
M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy
Dublin and Cork BusConnects
N2 Clontibret to Border
Irish Rail AfA
Translink C1113 and C1127
Station Accessibility A6 Bridges
DART Depot

Let’s build for a brighter future together. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact—join our Bridges and Structures Solutions Group.

Here's what you'll need

A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or a related discipline)
A professional qualification
Excellent communication, collaboration and time management skills
Client facing, work winning and team management skills
Project management and leadership skills related to bridge design (or other disciplines)
Strong technical design and practical problem-solving skills

Candidates may have a background in bridge design, however, we are equally interested to hear from candidates from other disciplines and industries.

#IETransportation #Bridges #SSGIE #LI-AS5

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
Cork	Co. Cork	Ireland
Dublin	Dublin	Ireland

Principal Engineer, Bridges & Structures - Dublin & Cork

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