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Senior CSA Design Engineer
Dublin, Ireland
Engineering
Permanent
9930
Posted on:
August 20, 2026
The Highlights:
The Role:
Elusav Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a Senior CSA Design Engineer to join a leading European engineering contractor in Dublin. This position sits within the senior design team and supports major industrial and data centre projects across mainland Europe. Working closely with the Design Manager, you will take ownership of key design packages, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure all civil, structural, and architectural elements are fully compliant, integrated, and ready for construction.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing team within a company that is continuing to grow its design and build capability, with strong investment in innovation, BIM, off-site manufacturing, and best-in-class project delivery. The role offers clear scope for progression and ongoing professional development.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with engineers, and construction managers to develop comprehensive project plans and ensure delivery on schedule.
- Collaborate with any other consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, estimators, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project.
- Liaise with clients and other 3rd parties as required, such as insurance companies, vendors, etc.
- Develop comprehensive scope-of-works (SoW), task information deliverables lists (TIDP), and responsibility matrices (R&R/ RACI) for CSA disciplines.
- Raise any design-related risks to planning, commercial and management, and establish a course to minimise their impact.
- Maintain accurate records of key design activities (e.g. changes, issues) as they arise and escalate to management as appropriate.
- Assist the Central Engineering and site teams with proactive contributions to construction and team matters.
- Attend design related meetings and provide continual input for optimisation.
- Collaborate on new design issues/ changes/ research within the team.
- Assist with new tenders and PCSA (pre-construction services agreements) deliverables within the Business Unit.
- Oversee the construction process to ensure adherence to design specifications and schedules.
- Assist in developing design delivery schedules along with the client, project manager, design team and consultants.
- Manage the deliverables and approvals processes of design packages to ensure full approval for procurement.
- Check design programmes on projects are aligned to consultant resource and construction/ procurement requirements.
- Conduct site visits and report progress and quality of work.
- Correctly follow information control and flow standards e.g. for RFIs, use of BIM360, etc.
- Ensure CSA technical compliance on all projects.
- Ensure knowledge of client and country-specific design standards.
- Assess and mitigate potential risks and issues as they're identified in design, or that could have potential impact on construction activities.
- Review design proposals by others for suitability and constructability.
- Offer proposals for added value (VE) and off-site manufacturing (OSA).
- Ensure material choices are aligned to project requirements, budget, and QEHS standards.
- Prepare comprehensive handover packs to the site team for any packages under your responsibility.
- Coordinate and manage coordination of CSA disciplines and interfaces with Electrical and Mechanical.
- Check plans, drawings, and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
- Manage, monitor, and interpret the contract design documents supplied by the client or architect.
- Integrate sustainable practices into design and construction processes.
- Evaluate the environmental impact of projects and propose options for improvements.
- Prepare detailed reports, and documentation for project approval and permits.
- Maintain accurate records of project progress and changes.
- Manage key registers throughout the project design period:
- Procurement schedule.
- Tech Sub register.
- Drawing register.
- RFI log.
- Deviation tracker.
- Lessons Learnt log.
- Issues, interface & scope gap trackers.
- Design change tracker.
- Provide technical guidance and support to construction teams.
- Review and submit technical submittals.
- Assist with recruitment activities for the Central Engineering team as deemed suitable.
- Undertake other engineering tasks or duties as required by the CSA Design Manager, Engineering Manager and/ or Company.
- The Company reserves the right to vary the scope and nature of the Employee's normal duties to consider changes in the Company's work patterns and practices and the requirements of its business.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years post graduate experience in the Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or Data Centre sectors.
- In depth knowledge of Statutory Consent Processes, Building Regulations process is essential.
- Demonstrable design, technical and construction knowledge is essential for this role.
- Experience in leading meetings and coordinating the other team members.
- Strong working knowledge of structural design and analysis software such as BIM, Revit.
If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Brendan Mullins at bmullins@elusav.com or +353 61 527 150.
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