OPW Engineering Internships

Office of
Public Works – Engineering Sections

Student Summer
Work Experience Programme 2027

The Organisation: Office of Public Works
(OPW)

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is a key service
provider to the Government managing the Government estate portfolio,
maintaining and presenting Ireland’s built heritage and managing Ireland’s
flood risk. Since its establishment in 1831, generations have enjoyed and
benefited from the OPW’s specialist work on state buildings, heritage sites,
flood relief measures and our national parks and gardens. Managing our diverse
range of capital projects is underpinned by a commitment to meet our
responsibility to the natural environment. Our future success will be measured
by continuing to deliver harmony between our built and natural environments,
including how we respond to new challenges such as climate change.

The OPW Engineering Services provide a range of services
across the spectrum of engineering disciplines to Government bodies, academic
institutions, private sector professionals and the general public. We are
offering 3rd level students a work experience opportunity in the following
engineering disciplines and locations for a period of 3 to 6 months in 2027;

Eligibility Requirements:

Students must be in full time third level education while undertaking
their work experience. This opportunity is not currently available to recent
graduates. 

Potential
candidates for positions must be studying for a Level 8 degree in the
engineering discipline to which they
are applying.

Candidates must be 18 or over and be:

(a) A citizen of the European Economic
Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union,
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or

(b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK);
or

(c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to
the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons;
or

(d) A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 41
or a Stamp 5 visa;

1 Please note that a 50 TEU
visa, which is a replacement for Stamp 4EUFAM after Brexit, is acceptable as a
Stamp 4 equivalent.

These positions will provide the students with work
experience in their chosen field of study, in a public sector
environment. It will enable them to apply the knowledge they have gained
through the course of their studies, to real-life situations. It will also
provide them with an opportunity to develop skills using tools and programs
used in the various engineering disciplines.

Contact: To
arrange an interview, please send your CV along with;

(1) a clear copy of your driving
license or passport for identification purposes and

(2) a work permit/visa if
applicable to: student@opw.ie

Email
subject line: Student Work Experience plus (Discipline and Location you wish to apply
for)

Closing
date for receipt of applications is 14th January 2027.