Senior Project Engineer – Structural

Ethos•Irvine, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ethos and Hanley Pepper are recruiting a Senior Project Engineer – Structural for a full-time, Dublin-based hybrid role, with three days per week in the office. The position leads coordinated structural engineering delivery across substantial or complex project packages within a portfolio of complex buildings and infrastructure projects, including data centres. It combines engineering management and delivery leadership with client and architect relationship management, meetings, design calculations, and accountability for technical outcomes, programme commitments, quality, and effective delivery through others within an agreed scope. Reporting to senior management, the role leads complex packages and coordinated workstreams involving multiple contributors. It makes material technical and delivery decisions within delegated authority, escalating strategic or commercial commitments, while building team capability, improving methods, and supporting reliable delivery across projects. The role also includes European site visits to monitor progress and quality. The successful candidate will be a Chartered structural engineer with substantial design-delivery experience, strong calculation and structural analysis skills, and the ability to lead delivery across complex packages. They will exercise independent judgement, manage technical risk, coordinate work delivered through others, and communicate effectively with clients, architects, design partners, stakeholders, engineers, and technicians. Candidates should be based in Dublin or willing to relocate and have unrestricted travel rights within the Schengen area. Ethos describes itself as a collaborative, multidisciplinary consultancy delivering data centre and energy infrastructure across dynamic markets. Sustainability is embedded in its design and delivery approach. Hanley Pepper has nearly 40 years of industry experience and has completed more than 2,000 national and international projects. It provides civil and structural engineering services and is an Irish representative in the MERGE network of consulting engineers. Ethos acquired Hanley Pepper in 2026 as part of its growth and expansion strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering, or an equivalent relevant professional qualification.
Chartered Engineer status through IStructE, Engineers Ireland, ICE, or an equivalent body.
At least 7 years’ experience in Structural Engineering.
Irish or UK project experience and knowledge of local standards and practices.
Demonstrated accountability for coordinating and delivering complex design packages, including work delivered through others.
Experience guiding engineers or technicians, planning work, and resolving delivery constraints.
Strong skills in calculations and structural analysis.
Good overall knowledge of structural engineering, including concrete, steel, precast, geotechnical, and seismic design.
Strong working knowledge of applicable design codes, quality assurance, and multidisciplinary coordination.
Ability to manage technical risk.
Independent judgement and excellent problem-solving and project management skills.
Effective client and project communication and team management abilities.
Based in Dublin and able to work in the office three days per week, or willing to relocate to Dublin.
Unrestricted travel rights within the Schengen area.
Working knowledge of structural analysis and design software, such as SCIA Engineer and CADS or equivalent; Bluebeam Revu for drawing reviews and markups; and Microsoft 365.

Nice To Haves

Experience on data centre projects; experience on complex buildings or infrastructure projects is an acceptable alternative.
Knowledge of Eurocodes and their European national annexes, including seismic design (EN 1998).
SCIA Engineer and CADS experience are preferred; equivalent software such as Tekla Structural Designer, Robot, or RFEM is acceptable.
Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, or Navisworks for model coordination.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and delivery of complex structural design packages across two to three projects at once, coordinating priorities, resources, and interfaces with other disciplines.
Direct and review work undertaken by engineers and technicians, ensuring appropriate checking, technical quality, and timely issue of deliverables.
Use structural analysis and design software and collaborate with design teams to complete projects on time, on budget, and to high standards.
Resolve complex design and coordination challenges, exercise independent technical judgement within delegated authority, and escalate material risks or decisions.
Manage delivery against agreed scope, programme, and quality expectations; identify emerging changes and support commercial awareness and change control.
Manage client and architect relationships and engage with design partners and project stakeholders on technical and delivery matters.
Attend meetings, present updates and deliverables, and communicate decisions and actions clearly.
Report project progress to management.
Carry out site visits across Europe to monitor works for progress and quality.
Coach developing engineers, share good practice, and contribute to consistent technical and digital delivery standards.
Champion safe design, regulatory compliance, and robust quality assurance processes.
Carry out structural design calculations and analysis.