Project Director

An established and highly regarded engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Project Director to join their growing team in Dublin.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced project delivery professional with a strong background in major infrastructure, transport or multidisciplinary engineering projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery of major projects across Ireland, with the position likely to have significant involvement in MetroLink and other major public transport infrastructure programmes.

You will take a strategic and hands-on role in leading complex projects, managing senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, while helping to develop the consultancy's position within Ireland's rapidly expanding infrastructure market.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership and direction across major infrastructure projects.
• Take overall responsibility for project delivery, programme, budget, risk and quality.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams comprising engineers, consultants and technical specialists.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, contractors and project partners.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key public and private-sector stakeholders.
• Oversee project planning, procurement, design development and construction delivery.
• Provide strategic input into project and programme development.
• Manage complex interfaces between engineering disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Review and challenge technical and commercial deliverables.
• Lead project governance, reporting and risk management processes.
• Support the resolution of complex technical, contractual and delivery issues.
• Mentor and develop senior project managers and technical staff.
• Contribute to bids, tenders and strategic business development opportunities.
• Help grow the consultancy's presence within Ireland's major infrastructure and transport sectors.

Major Projects & Sector Experience

The role is expected to have involvement in MetroLink and other major transport infrastructure programmes in Dublin, alongside a wider portfolio of significant engineering projects.

Relevant experience could include:

• Metro and light rail
• Rail and public transport infrastructure
• Major roads and highways
• Transport interchanges
• Tunnelling and underground infrastructure
• Bridges and structures
• Utilities and infrastructure upgrades
• Major urban development
• Large-scale multidisciplinary capital programmes

Experience working with organisations such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the National Transport Authority or Irish Rail would be advantageous.

Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• 15+ years' experience within engineering, infrastructure or construction.
• Significant experience managing large-scale and complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Proven experience operating at Project Director, Programme Director, Senior Project Manager or equivalent level.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Excellent knowledge of project governance, risk, programme and cost management.
• Demonstrable experience managing senior clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional qualification would be highly desirable.
• Experience delivering major transport infrastructure projects in Ireland or the UK would be advantageous.