Senior Water Engineers

Region: Ireland | Vicinity: Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Dublin, Galway

Industry Sector: Waste Jobs, Water Jobs, Hydrology Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Hydro Jobs, Wastewater Jobs, GIS Jobs, Built Environment Jobs, Flood Risk Jobs, Water Industry Jobs

Job Category: Consultancy, Engineering, Legal/Regulatory, Project Management, Design, Planning, Civil Engineering

Job Type: Permanent

Education Level: Please see job description

Salary Description: Competitive Salary + Excellent Range of Benefits

Posted: 03/06/2026 | Start Date: ASAP | Closing Date: 30/06/2026 | Employer: Malachy Walsh & Partners (MWP) | Job Ref: GreenJobs - A200526

Location: Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway, Dublin.

Experience: 10-15 years

MWP are looking for a Senior Water Services Engineer to join our growing Water Services Team. MWP is an established multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy with offices in London and throughout Ireland. This role is ideal for a candidate with ten years plus postgraduate experience, who will be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package and the opportunity to work on challenging and varied projects within a close-knit team. MWP commits to ensuring excellent development opportunities and encourages staff to strive for Chartered status.

Role

• Oversee and prepare Preliminary design reports for both private and public clients inclusive of D+B Contracts.
• Prepare detailed tender documents, scope of works, specifications and pricing documents.
• Supervise and conduct contract administration of Water Services projects in the field.

The Successful Candidate Must Have

• Minimum 10+ years post graduate experience in Civil Engineering.
• Attained Chartered status.
• Experience in a wide variety of Water Services Projects including network design, pumping stations, WWTP, rising mains and fire protection projects.
• Experience working with Irish and/or UK water authorities.
• Experience using micro‑drainage, Civil 3D and GIS or similar.
• Knowledge of government/public contracts and others such as NEC and FIDIC is ideally.
• Experience in flood risk management, fluvial hydraulic modelling or hydrology is an advantage.
• Current experience leading, managing, and running Civil engineering design projects, preferably in the consultancy sector.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of current codes of practice and design standards.
• Proactive, good communicator with the ability to lead others in a multi‑disciplinary project team.
• Excellent level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Full driver’s licence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible / Hybrid working hours.
• Opportunities to work in a friendly environment on diverse range of challenging and rewarding projects.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Accredited CPD Programme with support and mentoring.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Protection of life and long-term illness cover.
• Paid Maternity Leave.
• Financial support for further approved training.
• Paid professional membership fee.
• Active Sports and Social Club.

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