Associate Director – Civil & Environmental Engineering

Location: Cork, Dublin or Carlow
Sector: Circular Economy & Environmental Engineering

About the Role

A leading Irish multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director – Civil & Environmental Engineering to join its growing Circular Economy and Environmental team.

This senior leadership opportunity is suited to an experienced professional with 15+ years’ industry experience, offering involvement across a diverse portfolio of major environmental and circular economy infrastructure projects. These may include waste treatment facilities, recycling facilities, waste transfer stations, energy-from-waste projects, landfill remediation, landfill engineering and public realm developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead civil and environmental design teams, ensuring projects meet programme, budget and quality requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary project delivery and coordinate technical outputs.
• Develop new business opportunities and strengthen client relationships.
• Mentor and support senior and junior engineering professionals.
• Prepare and review technical reports, designs and tender documentation.
• Plan and manage design workflows in collaboration with Project Owners and technical leads.
• Oversee project budgets, financial performance and commercial delivery.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and Health & Safety requirements.
• Coordinate clients, subconsultants and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Attend site visits, client meetings and stakeholder engagements.
• Contribute to business development and strategic growth activities.
• Support planning processes and, where required, present at Oral Hearings.

Requirements

• Level 8 or Level 9 qualification in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Minimum 15+ years’ professional experience in engineering design and project leadership.
• Proven multidisciplinary design management experience.
• Strong client, stakeholder and subconsultant management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in business development and winning new work.
• Strong financial and budget management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, analytical and leadership skills.
• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel.

What’s on Offer

• Senior leadership position with significant project responsibility.
• Exposure to major circular economy and environmental infrastructure projects.
• Clear pathway towards Director-level progression.
• Opportunities to influence business growth and team development.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.