Senior Project Managers
Location - Inchicore
Salary - 3C €96,791.41 - €100,167.84 (3 year scale)
Role and purpose
- Assist the Delivery Strategy Manager, Capital Investments, with the commencement, early phase delivery (design development) and handover of projects to authorised budget, time, quality and scope targets by:
- Management of the respective project teams including development and pre-design support teams, and consultants/suppliers etc.
- Effective utilization of in-house and external resources.
- Monitoring and reporting all aspects of projects to assist with the effective implementation of projects within the unit and also their integration within the wider Capital Investments Division.
- To monitor implementation of a portfolio of projects within Delivery Strategy Unit.
- To provide oversight, advice and assist with the implementation of arrangements required by applicable industry standards, regulations and legislation.
- Implementation of Iarnród Éireann and Capital Investment Division Standards.
- To provide professional support in terms of management of a portfolio of projects undertaken by the Delivery Strategy Unit
- To provide support in the development of Capital Investment delivery strategies including alignment and integration with Iarnród Éireann Climate Action Plans, Rail development strategies and external transport strategies.
Essential Requirements
- A Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree (level 8 or 9)
- Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body
- Minimum of 15 years project delivery experience in relevant engineering environment
- Strong leadership, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Relevant general management and project management experience
- Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects in parallel
- Demonstrable ability to produce and manage budgets of similar type and scale projects.
Desirable
- Experience in the management of complex, multi-disciplinary projects preferably in a railway environment
- A good working knowledge of railway infrastructure and systems
- Knowledge of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan and transport strategies
- Demonstrable understanding of good Project Management Procedures and knowledge of Project Management and Cost Management guidelines for Public Transport Investment Projects
- Experience of production and management of funding applications for the National Transport Authority
- Knowledge of contract drafting, management and law, in particular experience with the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) and Public Works forms of contract and NEC contracts
- Experience and understanding of Safety Assurance processes
- A good working knowledge of applicable National and European safety, planning and environmental legislation.
Knowledge of the Construction Regulations - Ability to produce tender documentation
- Experience and knowledge of technical approvals processes for track and signalling
- Experience of managing multiple strategic capital infrastructure projects in parallel.
A competency-based interview will form part of this selection process. Candidates may be shortlisted on the basis of their application/CV and relevant experience.
If any applicants have special requirements, please advise Shared Services when forwarding your application.
If you are interested in applying for this role, CV and cover letter should be forwarded to: sharedservicesrecruit@irishrail.ie by 4pm Friday 11th April 2025.
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