Shedding Light on Whole-Life Carbon

Waterman’s Sustainability experts assess the benefits of reducing lighting levels in the workplace. At odds with established recommendations, there remains a trend to over-light the spaces in which we work.

Tackling embodied carbon with Transformative Design

Addressing embodied carbon is already high up on the agenda. With the development industry forging a path to net zero carbon by 2050, the sector is striving towards reducing operational carbon emissions.

Green Infrastructure

Embedding climate resilience in the built environment through green infrastructure. Waterman’s Associate Director for Infrastructure & Environment, Tom Hurlstone, sheds-light on how green infrastructure features can be integrated in developments and outlines the benefits they bring.

Finding inspiration in your career

Helping to provide design solutions and supporting the construction stages for our residential projects around Dublin.

Turning my passion for buildings into a career

Waterman Moylan helped Prateek hone his skills and nurture his passion for designing a more sustainable built environment.

Embracing learning opportunities

Kate Finnegan, getting to grips with all the essential elements that go into a project from start to finish.

Choosing a path that suits your interests

Matthew Dehantschutter, a Mechanical Engineering Intern, sheds light on his internship within Waterman Moylan’s Building Services team as part of his Master’s programme at University College Dublin.

Lifting the veil of convention in civil engineering

Sona Nahas embraces new challenges at Waterman to help build a life-long career.

Navigating a career in sustainability

Conor Maher couldn’t be happier with his decision to study engineering in Dublin. With a passion for sustainability, he explains how his internship has redefined his future.

Reaching new heights in engineering

With a keen interest in large structures, Michael Prendergast has carried out two work placements with Waterman Moylan’s Civils and Structures team. Here he explains the importance of following your passions to pursue a career you love.

Modifying your career to suit you

Patricia Ferreras, documents her journey from Senior Structural Technician to Assistant Structural Engineer within 18 months how she is constantly evolving and challenging herself and you can too.

Shaping the next generation of engineers

From strength to strength. Kai Wang, explains what it means to be working for a truly multi-cultural and inclusive company.

1,000 miles in nine days: Charity bike ride

As part of Waterman’s ongoing fundraising initiatives throughout the year, our COO Neil Humphrey cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, our Charity Partner for 2022-2023.

Taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

Waterman teams take on Tough Mudder

Supporting Education in Kenya’s Loiyangalani

Clancy Quay overall winner of the Excellence in Placemaking Awards

The 877-unit mixed use community in Dublin was selected as the overall winner and Dublin’s best public/private sector project at the Excellence in Placemaking Awards. 

“ICE” Awards Wins for Capital Dock and IDA Waterford

Capital Dock won the ‘Residential’ award category at the virtual Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards, whilst the IDA Advanced Technology Building in Waterford scooped the prize in the ‘Industrial Under €10m’ category.

Construction underway on phase one of North Drogheda’s Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR)

The first phase of the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR) highway scheme has broken ground in Drogheda, County Louth

Waterman Moylan crowned champions at Cosgrave’s charity football tournament

Waterman Moylan took home the cup at the 18th annual Cosgrave Development’s charity five-a-side football tournament.

Crossing the finish line at the Grant Thornton Corporate 5K

Four members of Waterman Moylan completed the 5k team challenge in aid of Simon Community, a charity that supports the homeless in Ireland.

Kieran O’Neill wins two Fingal Mayor’s Community Volunteer Awards

Kieran O’Neill in Dublin won in the Community Facilities Category as well as the overall Fingal Mayor’s Community Volunteer Award for his contributions to Castleknock Community Centre.

Waterman Moylan projects shortlisted for five Irish Construction Excellence awards

Our projects 10-12 Hanover Quay, Cadenza and Woodside Social and Affordable Residential Development have been nominated across five award categories at the upcoming awards.

Cadenza scoops two Irish Construction Excellence awards!

Cadenza won the commercial (€10m to €60m) category and took home the Judges Silver Awards.

Clerys Quarter receives a commendation

The major redevelopment of Dublin’s Clerys Quarter receives a commendation at the Structural Steel Design Awards.

My six-month work placement: Swapping Boston for Dublin

Andrew Patten swapped university in the USA for a work placement in Dublin with our Structures team.

Mooretown Phase 1 in Swords completes

The first phases of the Mooretown residential development in Swords, Co. Dublin, developed by Gannon Homes Ltd have completed.

Public housing project at Church Fields starts on site

We recently attended the commencement ceremony for a large public housing project at Church Fields, Mulhuddart, Co Dublin, where An Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Leo Varadkar, was the guest of honour and turned the sod.

Transformation of historic Naas Library completes

This Protected Structure has been sensitively restored and upgraded to deliver an exceptional recreation, research and learning facility at the heart of the Naas community.

Clerys Quarter scoops ACEI award

Dublin’s prestigious Clerys Quarter picked up the “Structural Large” award at the Association for Consulting Engineers Ireland Awards.

Clerys Quarter scoops IStuctE Ireland award

The major redevelopment of Dublin’s Clerys Quarter won an Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) Ireland Award in the ‘Structural Large Project’ category.

Innovative structural solution showcased at Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2024 Conference

Our structural experts Patrick Crean and Damien Kelly recently authored a technical paper showcasing our novel approach to the construction of a Dublin hotel using semi top-down construction methodology.

Building Dreams: Ronan Furlong’s Inspiring Journey from Lego to Engineering

A Graduate Structural Engineer in our Dublin office, Ronan gives an insight into his working life and describes how Lego and a childhood trip to New York kick-started his fascination with engineering.

From Brazil to Ireland: Barbara Klaumann Lucas’s life as a Graduate Civil Engineer in Dublin

Barbara Klaumann Lucas, a Graduate Civil Engineer, gave us the low down on how and why she stepped into the world of engineering.

Cadenza scoops Commercial Fit-Out Award

Cadenza, a best-in-class office building in the heart of Dublin, picked up the award for ‘Fit-Out Project of the Year – Medium Office’ at the Fit-Out Awards.

Neil Humphrey appointed new CEO of Waterman

We are pleased to announce that Neil Humphrey has been appointed as the new CEO of Waterman effective 1 April 2025, succeeding Nick Taylor who has led the business for the last 17 years.

Ruby Molly Hotel: A new landmark rising from Dublin’s historic roots

From its prime location in the heart of Dublin, the stunning new Ruby Molly Hotel offers guests a unique mix of historic charm and contemporary comfort.

Burlington Gate

Situated in the heart of London’s Mayfair, this exceptional 65,000 sq ft residential scheme delivered 42 luxury apartments and penthouses. The scheme incorporates boutique hotel-style amenities, including an on-site concierge, gym, spa and private underground parking facilities served by two resident car lifts.

The Royal College of Pathologists

The Royal College of Pathologists sustainable development achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and has won several awards, including a RIBA London Award 2021, New London Architecture’s Education award and the ‘Architecture +Learning’ award at Architizer A+Awards.

Warwick Court

The sustainable strategy of the Warwick Court development is predicted to achieve approximately 44% improvement over pre refurbishment carbon emissions.

20 Ropemaker Street

Rising 128 m above Moorgate in the City of London, 20 Ropemaker Street will punctuate Islington’s skyline with its striking truncated design and will become the London Borough of Islington’s largest ever project.

100 Fetter Lane

Meeting the needs of new flexible working practices, whilst pushing the boundaries of occupier experience through the implementation of the latest Smart Building technology, seeing the scheme target a Wired Score ‘Platinum’ rating.

Brent Cross Town

The extensive playing fields provide a genuinely unique opportunity to make Brent Cross the place in London to participate in sport and play and become established as an unrivalled multi-sport destination that will embed values of community, inclusion and active, healthy lifestyles for residents, office workers and visitors.

Canada Water

With wellbeing embedded into the masterplan and the buildings designed to support low carbon living, this project will create 12 acres of new open space, including a 3.5-acre park, a new Town Square, the first new high street in London for 100 years and 16 new streets.

St Mary Calne School Library

Building Awards ‘Small Project of the Year’, St Mary’s School, Calne, an outstanding private girl’s school. Their stunning new 660 sqm, two-storey library is a unique facility and has become the school’s centrepiece.

Central Immigration Control Facility at Terminal 1, Dublin Airport

The Central Immigration Control Facility was designed to improve the operational efficiency of the immigration control process and to reduce waiting times for passengers.

Emergency Services Building Extension, Dublin Airport

Full planning, design, health and safety and project management services provided by Waterman Moylan.

Dublin Airport, Long Term Car Park

Full civil engineering services for the planning and construction stages provided by Waterman Moylan.

N11 Kilpedder Interchange

Providing full engineering services to contractor Sisk for this design and build (D&B) project.

Porterstown Bridge

Providing a direct link between Blanchardstown Town Centre and new residential development areas to the south of the Royal Canal.

Planning Awards: Oval Village

The regeneration of The Oval Gas Works and Kennington Lane will create a community of over 1,300 one, two and three-bedroom homes with over a thousand job opportunities and apprenticeships. Award for Best Mixed-Use Development at the Planning Awards 2021.

AIA Architecture Award: Floral Court

Celebrating the best contemporary architecture across the globe, irrespective of budget, size or type and eight projects from India, Denmark, Canada, London and the USA scooped the top prizes.

Civic Trust Awards: Grange Primary School

Highly Commended at the 2020 Civic Trust Awards. Winning schemes represent outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment across 18 categories, with Grange Primary School being commended for the Greater London region.

IEMA Sustainability Impact Awards: Digital Steering Group

The awards showcase the achievements of organisations striving to tackle the global challenges of the climate and environmental emergency, celebrating the people and businesses that are transforming the world to sustainability.

Irish Construction Excellence Awards: Capital Dock and IDA Waterford

Capital Dock won the ‘Residential’ award category at the virtual Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards, whilst the IDA Advanced Technology Building in Waterford scooped the prize in the ‘Industrial Under €10m’ category.

School Leaver Awards: Top Employer

These are the leading awards for school leavers and overall school engagement as they celebrate the top employers and training providers who recruit and support school and college leavers throughout the UK.

Growing Talent Social Enterprise Award: Sharlene Stewart

A fantastic and humbling experience working with Growing Talent as they provide employment opportunities to those job seekers who find it difficult to get back into work.

Structural Steel Design Awards: One Bartholomew

Celebrated as examples of structural and architectural design that withhold the highest standards across the UK and overseas.

Reilly Footbridge Dublin

Large mixed development at Pelletstown, the bridge was required to separate pedestrians and cyclists from vehicular traffic on the Ratoath Road.

Wyckham Bypass Extension Bridge

Designed as integral structures to eliminate the need for bearings and movement joints, and thus the maintenance requirements that accompany these.

Advanced Technology Building

This two-storey Advance Technology Building provides a modern, high-quality facility for IDA client firms wishing to establish a presence in the north-east of the country.

Baggot Plaza

The extensive alterations, reconfiguration and extensions both vertically and in plan increased the lettable floor space by 50% and delivered a modern Grade A office.

Block H, Central Park

One of Dublin’s most successful suburban developments, Central Park comprises commercial and residential real estate assets located in the Dublin suburb of Leopardstown

Capital Dock

This stunning development delivers 60,000 sqm of mixed use contemporary office, residential and retail units on a 4.8 – acre site, offering a world – class visionary campus.

College Square

This major regeneration unites two sites in the heart of the city centre with the River Liffey 140 m to the north and Trinity College immediately to the south.

National Technology Park

Home to 80 leading international companies, the Park provides employment for over 3,000 people. The building is set among stunning landscaped surroundings. The design maximises the penetration of natural daylight into the office floors, flooding the space with light and helping to drive down energy consumption from lighting.

Rockfield and Riversdale

7,700 sqm of office and retail space, 388 residential units and a two-level 475 space basement carpark, serving the LUAS Balally stop, which is at the heart of the scheme.

Dublin Civic Offices & City Wall Restoration

Waterman Moylan acted as civil and structural engineers for the restoration of the Civic Offices basement in Dublin, originally constructed around an ancient section of the old City Medieval Wall, which remains intact.

Dun Laoghaire Fountain

Moylan designed, obtained tenders for, and administered the contract of, a sensitive environmental upgrading scheme for the area surrounding the restored canopy.

O’Connell Street General Post Office

Providing conservation and restoration engineering services for the entire front façade of the General Post Office which was completed in 1817 and is the last of the great Georgian buildings erected in Dublin.

St. Mel’s Cathedral

Our specialists provided emergency engineering for this historic building, carrying out intervention, salvage and temporary protection and stabilisation works following the catastrophic 2009 fire damage at St. Mel’s Cathedral in Longford. “

Dundalk Grammar School Dublin

Consulting civil and structural engineers in relation to the extension and refurbishment to Dundalk Grammar School a protected structure.

Gaelscoil Nas Na Rioh

This attractive new €4m primary school has been designed to provide bright and modern teaching spaces, further to multi-purpose rooms for its 400 pupils.

Monaghan Multi-User Education Campus

An integrated campus accommodating a total student population of 1,700 and utilising shared facilities. The multi-purpose site provides extensive community facilities including a new 200-seat theatre, sports centre and education facilities.

Presentation College

This scheme saw the addition of a new three-storey school teaching block and associated facilities, whilst the existing Sports Hall was upgraded.

Baldoyle Library Extension

Baldoyle Library, a two-storey turn of the 20th century building fronting Strand Road originally constructed as a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. The 260 sqm extension addressed the need to allow for increased accessibility as well as for additional library and office space. Waterman Moylan provided civil and structural engineering services for the development.

The Garage Theatre

Stunning new community theatre building as part of the new Monaghan Education Campus.

Thomastown Garda District Headquarters

This brand new facility providing accommodation for the South Eastern Region Traffic Division of the Gardai in Co. Kilkenny.

Ballymena Healthcare Centre

The new £15m healthcare centre within the Braid Valley Hospital site in Ballymena includes a wide range of primary care facilities from GP surgeries to dentists and other allied health professionals.

Cappagh Nursing Home

Providing a full multidiscipline engineering services and fulfilling the role of Project Supervisor Design Process, coordinating the planning and design to ensure the safety, health and welfare of the residents and staff at the nursing home.

Carnew Primary Care Centre

Moylan appointed to provide full mechanical and electrical design services for the construction of the new build.

St. Patrick’s Hospital

The scheme made a series of upgrades and improvements to the 200 year old building, and was commissioned to act in connection with a high – security ward for the hospital.

Lusk Relief Road

Designed and constructed to relieve traffic from the centre of the historic village of Lusk in north Co. Dublin.

North Drogheda Port Access Relief Route

Our strong relationship with all parties and stakeholders ensured practical solutions consistent with the requisite public procurement procedures.

Clarence Hotel Dublin

Located in the heart of the Temple Bar cultural district on Wellington Quay overlooking the River Liffey, this major renovation rejuvenated Dublin’s premier boutique hotel.

Hilton Hotel Dublin

This 170-bedroom hotel forms a key element in the Dublin City Council development framework and was procured to a very tight programme with construction commencing in January 2004 and opening for business in mid-2005.

Lamberton Hotel Dublin

New €60m five-storey landmark building including 288-bedrooms, offices, storage areas, hotel shop, restaurant, bar, residents bar, grill, kitchens, staff rooms, spa-leisure centre, treatment rooms, aquarium, function areas, multimedia centre, meeting rooms, and hotel services areas.

Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links

Once home to the Jameson dynasty (of Jameson Whiskey fame), the original historic house has been extended over the decades and is now a 134-bedroom hotel.

Citywest Business Campus

Developed to a very high specification, with extensive landscaping and water features creating a very attractive environment.

Fonthill Industrial Estate

Located adjacent to the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in west Dublin, Fonthill Industrial Estate contains a mix of retail and distribution warehousing facilities.

Kileen Road

€3.5m redevelopment, Moylan was appointed as civil and structural engineers for the development as well as key design elements.

Power City

Waterman Moylan was appointed to provide civil and structural engineering services for the extension.

Berth 4, Dun Laoghaire Harbour

The refurbishment of an existing disused ro-ro ferry berth (Berth 4) at St. Michael’s Pier in Dun Laoghaire Harbour in order to accommodate the Stena Lynx III ferry, Moylan appointed to plan and manage the refurbishment.

Carlisle Pier

Project Manager and key to the PSDP team to plan and manage the demolition of the derelict ferry terminal buildings.

Dun Laoghaire Cruise Berth

Catering for the latest generation cruise ships at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Dublin. Waterman Moylan was appointed to undertake the masterplanning and preliminary design of this major new facility.

Malahide Marina

Our team of experts were appointed to provide all marine, civil and structural engineering services.

Ballymun Regeneration

An innovative mix of two, three and four-storey units. The designs include a range of energy efficient measures such as solar panels, ground heat exchange systems and ambitious standards of insulation.

Brighton Wood

Our civil and structural engineering consultancy services for the development supported the client, Castlethorn Construction, in retaining the sylvan environment and enhancing the biodiversity of the site as part of the development.

Casino Apartments

110 high-quality apartments on the site of Casino Cottage, in the heart of Malahide Village.

Clancy Quay

The quality of these buildings, have provided the backdrop for filming on several substantial period productions in recent years, including the BBC series “Ripper Street”.

Clongriffin Town Centre

Moylan providing civil, structural and building services consultancy work in addition to being responsible for the design of all new roads, drainage, water distribution networks and other civil infrastructure for this large-scale development.

Honeypark

Moylan provided all civil and structural engineering services on this prestigious project which won the SEAI’s overall award for Sustainable Development

Mary Aikenhead House

The refurbishment and upgrade of the existing four-storey Mary Aikenhead House complex on James Street, Dublin 8. Constructed in the 1940s.

Pembrin Wood

Moylan, appointed to provide fully integrated civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services for the scheme, from initial planning to completion of construction.

Vantage Apartments

A mix of retail and commercial units are situated on the ground floor alongside a playground and open space facilities for the residents to enjoy. The individual blocks are linked at several levels by pedestrian bridge structures.

Park Pointe

Situated at the centre of Honeypark residential community in Dun Laoghaire, this significant retail and leisure complex offers shops, a chemist, household goods store, health and beauty, restaurant and coffee bar.

The Park, Carrickmines

Moylan provided all civil and traffic engineering services for the development from masterplanning to construction as well as high quality estate infrastructure within the development.

Waterford City Square

Moylan provided all civil and structural engineering services for the development from planning to construction, mitigating the impact of the new development on the archaeologically sensitive zone.

Whitewater Centre

Situated in the heart of Newbridge Town, Whitewater is the country’s largest retail complex outside the Dublin.

Ballymun Recreation Centre

Moylan was appointed as Area Engineer for the Sillogue / Sandyhill sector of the ambitious Ballymun Regeneration project, providing civil and structural engineering consultancy services.

Donabate Leisure Centre

Moylan experts worked on the new access road and roundabout, extensive ground level parking and drop-off facilities on the adjacent main road.

Dun Laoghaire Bowling Club

Moylan provided all civil and structural design and construction stage support for this local community.

LA Fitness

Designed to suit the existing building with minimum internal structural alterations and no alterations to the building’s elevations. The scheme was delivered within a very tight 24-week programme.

Malahide F.C

Constructed to the highest standards for drainage and turf and have performed exceptionally well since completion.

Kennedy Road Civic Square

Moylan coordinator was singled out for special praise by Navan Town Council at the formal opening ceremony in June 2008.

Clerys Quarter

After several years of careful planning, the major refurbishment of Clery’s Quarter, set to redefine the heart of Dublin’s city centre, is well under way.

MSc at Technological University of Dublin scoops ICE Award

We are delighted to celebrate that the Technological University Dublin’s MSc in applied Building Information Modelling and Management suite has won the Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Award for best Third Level / Postgraduate course.

Block H Central Park wins ICIA Commercial Project of the Year

We are delighted that Block H, at the prestigious Central Park office campus in south Dublin, has won Commercial Project of the Year for Large Projects at the Irish Construction Industry Awards.

Capital Dock takes home Irish Building Design Award

Waterman are delighted that Capital Dock took home ‘Housing Project of the Year’ at the Irish Building Design Awards (IBDA) on 29 November.

Clancy Quay, Phase 2 wins ‘Housing’ RIAI Architecture Award

We are delighted that Clancy Quay Phase 2, a high profile residential scheme in Dublin, has won the Housing award at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Architecture Awards.

Naas Library

Situated at the heart of Naas town centre, the Naas Library building was transformed to give this historic building a new lease of life for the modern era.

Cookstown Gateway

This Land Development Agency scheme delivers 204 cost-effective studio, one bed and two bed apartments under the Project Tosaigh Initiative.

Block N1, Central Park

The latest addition to Dublin’s Central Park business campus, Block N1 offers 19,270 sqm of Grade A office accommodation across seven stories.

City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital, Hume Street

A high-quality mixed-use development that provides office, restaurant, and cultural space in the heart of the city, while also restoring and enhancing the historic fabric of Hume Street.

Scoil an Spiorad Naoimh

Scoil an Spoirad Naoimh senior primary school, located in Laytown, opened its new state of the art building complex in June ready for the upcoming 2024-2025 admissions.

Roselawn, Foxrock

Designed by HJ Lyons, this scheme offers 142 unit, high quality, apartments on an infill site on Granville Road located in Foxrock.

Cathedral View, Dundalk

Situated in the heart of Dundalk, on a narrow brownfield site off Rampart Road, this infill residential scheme comprises 53 houses and duplex units.

O’Devaney Gardens, Dublin

Designed by the Dublin City Council Architects Department, this large development offers a variety of two-to-three-bedroom houses and apartments with access to a landscaped courtyard, in the centre of Dublin.

Coopers Cross

Designed by O’Mahony Pike Architects, this modern development encompasses a range of uses, including prime office space, residential apartments with amenities, and green spaces, designed to encourage a dynamic environment, located at the North Docks in Dublin.

Social Housing at Church Fields

The social housing project at Church Fields will see the construction of 80 apartments and 220 houses and duplexes in Mulhuddart, west Dublin.