Graduate Engineer
Limerick/Cork/Dublin/Galway
PUNCH Consulting Engineers are interested to hear from Graduate Civil & Structural Engineers. If you want to work with one of Irelands leading engineering consultancies at our offices in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, or Galway. Send your CV for consideration to the address below.
Job Description:
As a graduate engineer you will be working closely with senior managers on the delivery of major projects. As a graduate engineer you will work under the guidance of a more senior member of staff on the civil & structural engineering design of a broad range of projects.
Candidate Specification:
- Civil engineers will develop your skills in the following areas:
- Foul & Surface Water Drainage + SUDs
- Road + pavement design
- Water main design,
- Flooding assessments
- Traffic analysis.
- Develop your skills in the use of civil software analysis and design packages such as Causeway Flow, Civils 3D, Tuflow, HEC-RAS, EPANet, AutoCad, TRICs, Linsig, QGIS, MapInfo etc.
- Structural engineers will develop your skills in the following areas:
- Concrete, steel, masonry and timber design.
- Structural analysis
- Foundation design
- Conceptual design
- Develop your skills in the use of structural software analysis and design packages such as SCIA, Tekla, and TEDDS and drafting packages such as REVIT and AutoCad.
- Develop a thorough understanding of the design codes of practice.
- Develop effective communication skills to facilitate written and verbal interaction with colleagues, team members, contractors and Clients.
- Consult with service providers and local authorities.
- Site monitoring with senior staff to ensure compliance with project specification and assess / report on receiving environment.
- Liaise with REVIT, CAD & Civil 3D technicians to produce drawings that reflect design outputs.
- Attendance at Design / Client / Site meetings accompanied by senior staff
- Achieve familiarity and proficiency with PUNCH design philosophy, process and software
- Achieve familiarity with and implement company ISO Procures.
- Develop Efficient & proactive work practices, thereby contributing to projects that are delivered efficiently, profitably and on programme.
During your period as a Graduate Engineer with the company you will receive continuous on the job training and take part in the Graduate CPD programme that occurs during Office hours. It is also expected that you will undertake CPD out of office hours by the attendance on lectures, seminars etc + technical reading. PUNCH is a CPD Accredited Company with Engineers Ireland and encourages and facilitates young engineers in reaching chartership.
A comprehensive remuneration package is on offer for the successful candidate which includes competitive salary in line with experience, company pension and a commitment to ongoing training and development.
PUNCH Consulting Engineers are a highly progressive Engineering consultancy dedicated to continuous investment in technology, a company where staff are given maximum opportunity to utilise their academic qualifications and professional skillset in a collaborative and innovative working environment.
Send your CV together with a covering letter to vacancies@punchconsulting.com quoting ref. P-GE
Why Work At PUNCH:
- One-to-one mentoring system
- Graduate training programme
- Flexi-time
- An active Sports and Social Club, subsidised by PUNCH, which provides staff with regular work life balance opportunities
- Training and Continued Professional Development (CPD) which is accredited by Engineers Ireland
- State-of-the-art networked computing and communications facilities to provide staff with the latest in technology and software
- An ISO:9001 certified company with BM Trada for our Quality Management System
- An ISO:14001 certified company with BM Trada for our Environmental Management System
- BIM Level 2 Certification
In simple terms, at PUNCH it is our aim to:
- Develop employees to achieve maximum effectiveness in their current role
- Develop a flexible and multi-skilled workforce capable of rapid response to changing business needs
- Develop, motivate and retain our employees
- Provide skills for future innovations within PUNCH
- Maximise the knowledge and experience within our organisation and ensure that this knowledge is captured, updated and disseminated effectively
- Provide equal training opportunities for any staff with disabilities
We strongly encourage our staff to develop and achieve their career aspirations. We are accredited by Engineers Ireland for their CPD programme and work with our staff to progress through the various levels in the relevant Institutions.
