Engineers Ireland

Engineers Ireland is the voice of the engineering profession in Ireland. Our 28,000 members make up a community of creative professionals delivering sustainable solutions for society.

We have been representing the engineering profession since 1835, making us one of the oldest and largest professional bodies in Ireland. Our members come from every discipline of engineering, and range from students to fellows of the profession.

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Damien Owens

Damien Owens is the Director General of Engineers Ireland. An electronic engineer, Damien joined Engineers Ireland in 2010, serving as its Registrar and Chief Risk Officer. Damien has represented Engineers Ireland in both national and international matters and was elected president of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) for the 2019-2022 terms and chair of the International Engineering Alliance for 2019-2023. In this role he put in place an agreement to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the criteria for engineering degree programmes thus ensuring that generations of future engineers across the globe continue to deploy sustainable solutions for the benefit of society.

Previously he worked in a number of development roles with eircom/Telecom Éireann focusing on international services.

He is a former member of the Accreditation Board of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, a board member of the European Society for Engineering Education and a member of the Medical Devices Committee of Ireland’s National Office for Research Ethics Committees. Policy and Standards Committee of Quality Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and a member of the International Consultative Committee for the Chinese Society of Engineers. Damien is also chair of the Construction Industry Council a group that advocates for policy for the construction sector.

A native of Dublin, Damien graduated as an Electronic Engineer from Trinity College Dublin in 1983 and with a Masters in Engineering and an MBA. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland.