Why this role stands out
Advance your career with Kirby Group Engineering by leading high-impact, cutting-edge projects within a vibrant, collaborative team that values professional growth and leadership development. This hybrid role offers an excellent, competitive compensation package, making it the perfect opportunity for an ambitious professional ready to shape engineering standards and thrive in an innovative environment. Apply today to secure your place in a company committed to your long-term success and excellence.
Quick overview
Job description
- Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
- To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
- To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
- To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
- To work with the best.
- Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations
About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.
- Own and evolve civil engineering processes, procedures, and strategy across the business
- Build, manage and develop high-performing teams
- Create a collaborative, accountable culture where people can do their best work
- Provide technical oversight and direction across multiple projects
- Lead the civil input into bids and tenders, shaping solutions from the outset
- Oversee preliminary designs (earthworks, drainage, access roads, structures)
- Define risk profiles across ground conditions, flooding, utilities and environmental factors
- Drive alignment between civil, electrical, and commercial teams
- Influence programme strategy, resources, and delivery approach
- Manage design consultants and ensure outputs meet specification and client expectations
- Act as the key interface with clients, contractors and internal stakeholders
- Ensure designs are commercially sound and optimised for delivery
- Lead coordination between disciplines to avoid friction later in the project
- Provide strategic oversight during construction — guiding, not micromanaging
- Support teams through scope changes, risk management, and problem solving
- Ensure standards, compliance, and quality are consistently met
- Lead site audits and critical decision-making at key stages
- Oversee as-built documentation and H&S file completion
- Drive lessons learned across the business — not just filed away, but actually used
- Strong background in civil engineering within infrastructure, utilities, or energy
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and influencing delivery
- Commercial awareness — you understand how design decisions impact cost and programme
- Experience across the full project lifecycle (tender to handover)
- Ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels without getting lost in either
For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page (Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on +353 (0)1 454 0411.
Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
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