Profession: Civil Engineer
Current Position: Director, Group Chief Operating Officer of ARUP
Years of Experience: 36
Nationality: Irish
Qualification: BE University College Cork 1987, CEng 1994
Professional Associations: Member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (MIEI), Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE))

Paul Coughlan is a Chartered Civil Engineer who is currently Group Chief Operating Officer for Arup Group, an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants, and technical specialists. Group turnover for 2022/23 was £2.1bn and the firm has over 19,000 employees and works on projects in over 140 countries.

Paul ran Arup's business in Europe between 2014 and 2019, managing the firm's operations in ten countries. He ran Arup's business in the Netherlands between 2012 and 2015.

Throughout his career, Paul has managed projects and has provided advice to clients in the aviation, highways, and rail sectors. Particular expertise has been gained in project management, design management, contract administration, safety management, strategic consultancy, and risk management in those sectors.

Between 2006 and 2011, Paul was a Project Director on the Dublin Airport Terminal 2 project in Ireland and managed the Arup team that guided the project through to opening on time in November 2010.