Aecom secures resident engineer contract with Irish Water

US-based multinational engineering firm Aecom has secured a three-year contract to act as resident engineer on several projects to be delivered by Irish Water.

Under the contract, which has an option to extend by an additional two years, Aecom will deliver resident engineering staff across its North, North East and North West regions to support the national water services provider’s capital investment programme.

Aecom will serve as resident engineer on projects delivered via the programme to 2021 and beyond.

Projects will include the construction and upgrade of water and wastewater treatment facilities and water and sewerage networks, as well as reservoirs and dam infrastructure.

Aecom will provide resident engineer and supervision staff across several grades and disciplines. The company said that the contract will require a large number of supervisory staff.

The infrastructure services provider said that with projects throughout Ireland, it is now increasing its water team of 120 employees in the country to help deliver the scheme, expecting over 100 people to be working on the programme at its peak.

Aecom director of water David McCune said: “Irish Water’s major programme of capital projects will improve the quality and capacity of water services across the country, upgrading Ireland’s water infrastructure to meet the needs of future generations.

“Aecom brings its extensive experience of the Irish water sector to this scheme, working in close collaboration with Irish Water to manage the successful delivery of these vital improvement projects.”

In November 2018, Irish Water appointed Aecom to the Stillorgan Service Reservoir scheme. The US firm is lead design consultant to Murphy International for the major upgrade, which features a new 160ML covered storage reservoir that will protect and enhance water quality for over 200,000 people in south Dublin.

Aecom designs, builds, finances and operates critical infrastructure assets for governments, businesses and organisations. The company had revenue of about $20.2bn during fiscal year 2018.