Project Manager - Water Projects - Kildare

Project Manager - Contractor - Kildare

Office/Project Location: Kildare

Employment Type: Permanent

Work Location: Office / Site Based

Pay: Competitive Salary negotiable depending on experience with a comprehensive company benefits package

Experience: 5+years

Our client is one of Ireland’s leading specialist Energy, Water and Wastewater Design, Build Contractors.

They require an experienced Project Manager to manage challenging Civils / MIECA projects in the water sector. The candidate will oversee contracts from pre-commencement through to operational handover, ensuring that work is completed to project requirements on time and within its budget. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing contracts to a successful delivery.

High levels of motivation and resilience, together with strong technical and organisational skills are essential for this role. The candidate will have a proven track record as a project manager coupled with a strong commercial acumen and design knowledge. They will demonstrate integrity, a hard-working ethic and be target focused, whilst embracing the challenges and changes within the Industry. The project manager will play a key role in the support of a team culture within their team and as part of the company.

To manage and oversee all aspects of build only or design and build contracts for public and private clients, the role includes a wide range of works to develop and maintain company standing as a main contractor in the water and wastewater sector in the Midlands

Management of a project team including design staff, project staff, sub-contractors and support staff

Support the senior management in the delivery of contracts 

Responsibility for project management, project control, engineering management, and construction.

Management and liaison with internal and external design teams in a multi-disciplinary environment, providing commercial and technical guidance. (civil, process, mechanical, electrical, ICA, H&S, BIM)

Effectively maintain and develop healthy client and stakeholder relationships throughout the project from commencement to project close-out

Proactively resolve performance, scope, cost and schedule issues,

In-depth programme planning and scheduling of project deliverables and the development of resource loaded schedules for design and contract administration services

Drive and ensure consistent implementation of health, safety, quality and environmental procedures to and client defined standards across all contracts.

Prepare accurate and timely preparation of on-going status reports to our clients and Management

Consistently deliver on each project to achieve objectives for project financial performance and all aspects of overall project delivery (quality control, risk management, and profitability)

Requirements

Degree in Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

8+ years water and wastewater industry contracting experience including site supervision and design

Comprehensive knowledge of water and wastewater design and operational processes

Good Contract knowledge

Successful track record in the delivery of multiple infrastructure contracts

Highly motivated self-starter

Ability to manage all aspects of design and build contracts

Ability to communicate well with clients, subcontractors and in-house staff

Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office applications

Preferably a Chartered Engineer but not a necessity

Competent in use of Microsoft Project programming software

Fluent Engineer excellent written & spoken English 

Full clean Irish/UK/EU Driving Licence

Authorised to work in Ireland i.e. Currently hold a valid Work Permit or a Stamp 4 visa

Package

Competitive Salary negotiable depending on experience with a comprehensive company benefits package