Welcome potential engineer!

Building tomorrow’s Dublin. 

Dublin is changing faster than at any point in its modern history. Climate adaptation, Metrolink and the largest infrastructure programme ever undertaken by the State is reshaping our capital city. The decisions made today will influence how Dublin works, moves and grows for decades to come.

Dublin City Council is at the centre of that effort – and we are looking for the engineering graduates who want to play a direct role in shaping the city’s future.

This is public-service engineering on an exceptional scale. Our graduates are involved from the outset; designing and delivering projects, converting 2-dimensional drawings into the sustainable built environment that will serve communities for generations.

As an Engineers Ireland Employer, we provide structured mentoring, accredited training, and meaningful responsibility from day one. The pathway to Chartered Engineer is built into the role, not bolted on; helping you develop a rewarding career, while contributing to Dublin’s future.

Come help us build tomorrows Dublin, together.

Five remits. One city.

DCC graduate engineers work on a single client’s portfolio: Ireland’s capital city. The work is not bid-by-bid. It is generational. Decisions made by a graduate engineer this year will be visible in the streetscape, the flood defences, the cycle network and the climate performance of Dublin in 2050.

Climate adaptation

Flood alleviation, urban heat mitigation, sustainable drainage at city scale. DCC engineers are delivering Dublin’s first generation of large-scale climate-resilient infrastructure.

Public realm, structures & active travel (Heading only two point sizes bigger than text below)

BusConnects realisation, Active Travel's Walk Wheel network, school streets, plaza and street redesign — and the integration of MetroLink into Dublin’s public realm and active travel network. The largest active travel transformation in the State, designed and consented by DCC.

Water, drainage & environment

Coastal protection, river basin management, flood risk, bathing water quality. Engineering Dublin’s relationship with the Irish Sea, the Liffey, the Tolka, the Dodder.

Housing & regeneration(Heading only two point sizes bigger than text below)

Site servicing, infrastructure design, brownfield redevelopment for the city’s housing pipeline. Engineering the spaces around the homes Dublin urgently needs.

Smart & sustainable infrastructure

Telecoms, GIS-led asset management, BIM, digital twins, smart-city innovation. Dublin City Council operates one of the most ambitious smart-city programmes in Europe.

Your career pathway, laid down.

Dublin City Council is an Engineers Ireland Accredited Employer. The pathway to Chartered Engineer (CEng) is structured, mentored and supported.

At DCC, graduates are trusted early with real decisions on live city projects, supported by senior engineers and a defined chartership pathway. The accountability is real. So is the development.

What we guarantee

• Minimum 40 hours of CPD per engineer, every year — not aspirational.
• Structured mentoring from chartered engineers across the organisation.
• Professional Engineering Certificate aligned to Engineers Ireland’s competency framework.
• Chartership workshops, portfolio support and verified, audit-ready CPD records.
• Project delivery training through DCC’s Corporate Project Support Office.

What that adds up to:

A clear, supported route from graduate engineer to chartered engineer, designed around Engineers Ireland accreditation and embedded in the day job. (so this gets the heading treatment instead)

Purpose, with benefits.

Begin your career in an organisation where growth, balance and purpose come together. Working in Dublin’s vibrant international city centre, you’ll benefit from blended and flexible working, pension, generous annual leave and a strong focus on family-friendly policies. to you’ll gain cross-departmental experience, exposure to best-in-class engineering practices and support towards gaining the professional title of Chartered Engineer.

With opportunities for teaching, international travel and attending industry conventions, your development is prioritised.

A meaningful work and a collaborative, inclusive culture empower you to build a rewarding career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance in a sociable, diverse and future-proofing city.

Access to

• best-in-world engineering practices
• multi-disciplinary teams
• within the organisation
• funded learning and development courses outside of engineering
• Support for gaining the professional title of Chartered Engineer
• career development opportunities
• cross-departmental experience
• community engineering
• teaching opportunities
• blended working
• pension
• paid maternity/paternity leave
• 24 days annual leave
• flexitime

...all in a thriving, inclusive and social city centre environment.

The next piece is yours to build.

Start your engineering career where climate action is real, professional development is guaranteed, and your work shapes Dublin for generations to come.

Who we’re looking for: 

Final-year and recently

graduated engineers in:

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Transport Engineering