Job Description

Associate Director – Project Management / Engineering (Bridges & Transportation Infrastructure)
Location: Cork City
Hours: Full-time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
Sector: Consultancy – Transportation Infrastructure (Bridges & Civils)
Package: Fuel Allowance/Mileage, Healthcare, Dental Care, Pension
Annual Leave: High Amount of Annual Leave
Flexibility: Hybrid Working Options (Generally 2 days from home)

About the Role
Optimize Recruitment, working closely with our client, are seeking an Associate Director to join a growing bridges and transportation infrastructure consultancy in Cork. This role will focus on the delivery of major bridge design, inspection, rehabilitation, and transportation projects across Ireland and the UK.

With a substantial portfolio of secured work and a strong pipeline of upcoming schemes, this position offers a clear path to progression towards Director level, supported by a collaborative senior management team. Senior Bridge Engineers with relevant leadership experience will also be considered.

This is a hybrid role with flexible work-from-home arrangements and excellent long-term career development opportunities.

Salary & Benefits

• Fuel allowance or mileage expenses
• Healthcare & dental care plan
• Pension scheme
• High Amount of Annual Leave
• Career progression and CPD support
• Flexible hybrid working options (standard 2 days remote, open to further negotiation)

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of bridge engineering professionals
• Oversee technical delivery of structural aspects of projects
• Manage medium to large-scale civil/bridge projects to quality, budget, and programme
• Support business development and tender bids for professional services contracts
• Undertake short, medium, and long-term resource planning
• Act as a senior client liaison and manage key stakeholder relationships
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior engineers
• Assist with PSDP duties where required
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, Eurocodes, and best practice
• Coordinate effectively within multidisciplinary project teams

Requirements

• Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience in bridge/civil engineering (ideally with Irish Experience) 
• Chartered Engineer (CEng, MIStructE, or equivalent)
• Strong leadership and project management experience within bridges/transportation projects
• Proven track record in design, inspection, assessment, and rehabilitation of bridge structures
• Proficiency with Eurocodes and structural analysis software such as MIDAS Civil or LUSAS
• Experience in design and refurbishment of concrete, steel, and masonry structures
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Irish or UK experience highly advantageous

For additional information and a confidential discussion on this and similar opportunities, contact Shane Fleming on 083 0885073 or email Shane@optimizerecruitment.ie.
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