About the Company

Why not come and work for one of Ireland's most progressive and ambitious engineering and environmental consultancies. Sustainability is a core value of our work, if you plan to advance your career in a socially responsible Company working towards a sustainable planet then come join us.

We are creative problem solvers who deliver design solutions for infrastructure projects focused in the water and wastewater sectors but also in transportation, civil & structural engineering, flood protection, and renewables.

With our Headquarters based in Ireland, we also work in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. We recently joined the RSK Group, an amalgamation of over 150 companies working in the area of water, transportation, and environmental remediation with sustainability at the heart of its strategy. Being part of a larger group provides a global network of opportunities whilst still retaining the company’s own brand and autonomy hence the role is very much focused on meeting the needs of Nicholas O’Dwyer.

Our group plan is to have reached a turnover of £1 billion with over 10,000 employees by 2025 with sustainability at our heart.

About the Role:

Resident Engineer Water and Sewer Networks - Chingola, Zambia

Key Requirement:

• Minimum of Degree in Civil Engineering Member of EIZ (or similar Professional Institution).
• At least 10 years of experience in the management and monitoring of large water and sanitation projects is required.
• Experience using FIDIC conditions of contract.
• Experience in construction projects financed by international finance organizations such as the EIB, World Bank, and African Development Bank will be an advantage.
• Experience in projects in similar roles in similar projects in sub-Saharan Africa will be an advantage

Responsibility:

• Responsible for day-to-day construction supervision and consultants’ site personnel.
• Establish site inspection procedures, including quality control monitoring and pressure testing, and procedures for correcting sub-standard works.
• This includes random audits of contractors’ completed works to confirm quality and quantity.
• Review and approve contractors’ construction method statements.
• Responsible for reviewing minor changes requested by the contractor.
• Major changes will be reported to the team leader.
• Review and approve contractors’ progress claims, including recommendations for withholding or other changes; report to Team Leader.
• Responsible for maintaining records and overseeing contractors’ as-built drawings.
• Arrange and chair technical and progress meetings with contractors, DCSC and MWSC

Our mission is to provide advice and assistance to today’s global community in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow. As a professional engineering and environmental consultancy, we provide water engineering, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering services to both public and private sector clients, mainly in the transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Over the years we have provided services in water and wastewater engineering to authorities serving over five million consumers, and we’ve used our engineering services to help develop over five thousand kilometers of highways, making us one of the most respected consulting engineering practices in Ireland today. We’ve worked in over 20 countries and counting throughout the developing world and our employees have access to a range of major projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Africa. 

Nicholas O’Dwyer is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.”