Project Manager - Design / Technical (Construction)

Project Manager – Technical (front-end design, scope and definition)

The Project Manager will act as the Contracting Entity’s representative, supporting the Technical Delivery Manager. Supporting projects and programmes from their early-stage scope and design definition establishment through to successful completion assisting and guiding their development and progression.

This is a front-end focused role, with a strong emphasis on project initiation, interpreting functional briefs, and technical scope technical definition, ensuring projects are set up effectively from the outset and aligned with programme and organisational and contractual objectives.

The Role supports others who are responsible for delivering projects to time, budget, and specification, ensuring all project goals are achieved in line with the Contracting Entity’s requirements and overall strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Front-end project leadership (key focus)

Lead and / or support the early stages of projects, including

Development of Functional Briefs into Technical Scopes

Supporting scope writing aligned to RIAI / RIBA workflows and H&S regulations and aviation directives

Defining project structure, supporting delivery approach, and supporting governance

Understand how projects evolve across the lifecycle and embed best practice processes from the outset

Ensure clarity and alignment across internal stakeholders before project mobilisation

Provide induction training to Infrastructure new starts

Programme requirements, standards & performance

Develop and manage the key documents e.g. Project Execution Plan, Stakeholder Management Plan and others

Ensure alignment with internal standards, delivery frameworks, and governance

Build strong working relationships with the key stakeholders and wider external teams

Oversee Technical Delivery Sharepoint editing and updates

Project management

Coordinate and support all project lifecycle stages

Manage interfaces across internal and external stakeholders

Maintain RACI chart and ensure accountability across teams

Coordinate and engage design consultant's frameworks and other providers

Lead design review processes and communicate approvals

Maintain and support functional and controls teams including project risk registers

Participating in change control processes

Ensure effective communication and information flow across all stakeholders

Identify and implement organisational process and workflow improvements

Participating in Lessons Learnt activities

Contract administration

Demonstrate a broad understanding of NEC PSC contracts and Project Design Assurance activities

Manage and facilitate Technical Scope Reviews process on behalf of the Technical Delivery Manager

Support organisational NEC contract processes, including programme reviews and acceptance

Act in the spirit of mutual trust and collaboration

Ensure contract compliance

Stakeholder Management

Engage with a wide range of stakeholders including: Internal teams (Asset Management, Operations, etc.)

Design Consultants, and external partners

Build strong relationships and ensure effective cross-functional collaboration

Candidate profile

Minimum 10 years’ experience in construction / infrastructure project delivery

Strong understanding of project delivery in Ireland

Experience on front-end project stages (scope, initiation, statutory planning)

Knowledge of the full project lifecycle

Demonstrated capability in scope writing and support to define the briefing processes

Highly proactive and forward-thinking

Strong problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset

Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills

Comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced environments

Able to anticipate challenges and drive solutions early in the project lifecycle

Solid understanding of

RIAI / RIBA methodologies and associated workflows

Ireland’s Health & Safety regulations, including PSDP services

Commercial awareness and acumen

Background in Architecture or Engineering or associated experience preferred

Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite

Proven ability to

Work proactively and reactively, anticipating issues

Improve processes and workflows

Manage multiple stakeholders effectively

Experience setting up project workflows, templates, and governance structures

Desirable

Aviation or airport project experience

Experience working in live operational environments (e.g. airports)

Experience acting as a client-side project manager

Comfortable working at pace and in a dynamic environment

Knowledge of SharePoint editing and publishing

Additional requirements

Must be able to provide 5-year address history (Garda vetting, clearance requirement)

Flexible and adaptable approach to working in a dynamic project environment

Strong attention to detail with a solution-oriented mindset

Working arrangements

4 days on site / 1 day hybrid

Initially 8 weeks full-time on site

Healthcare Scheme

Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits

8% Pension

25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)

Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects

Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally

Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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