Project Manager

Mott MacDonald; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Annual professional subscription

Private medical insurance

Salary sacrifice options

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working: hybrid and 9-5

Annual bonus scheme

Wellbeing support

Diversity networks

Opportunity to make a difference

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Project Manager to lead own projects or workstreams on major infrastructure schemes, from development through delivery and handover. You will apply governance protocols, develop project plans, and ensure cost, time, and quality targets are met.

The role requires autonomy and teamwork across disciplines, with strong communication skills for reports and presentations, plus travel to client sites and other offices as needed. Hybrid working is supported.

Qualifications

• Substantial project management experience across disciplines, procurement routes, and market sectors.
• High commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls.
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a larger team.
• Strong IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development, design, delivery, and handover of built environment and infrastructure projects.
• Apply and follow project governance protocols.
• Develop and maintain a project management plan, ensuring projects are scoped to agreed objectives.
• Identify and deliver project deliverables, ensuring cost, time, and quality parameters are achieved.
• Coordinate with H&S, W and CDM representatives to ensure health and safety compliance.
• Establish stakeholder and communication management processes, including mapping and reporting with statutory and technical assurance bodies.
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, and project control functions to deliver projects within agreed parameters.
• Assess resource and competence levels of supply chain teams, taking required actions to ensure performance.
• Administer NEC contracts for professionals and contractors, ensuring contractually successful outcomes.

Skills

Project management experience

Commercial acumen

IT skills

Report writing and presentations

Autonomy and teamwork

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location: Madrid, Spain

Recruiter contact: Maria Cervantes

Overview of the role

Project Manager – responsible for managing your own projects or workstreams on major infrastructure projects, including development, design stages, delivery, and handover.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Manage the development, design, delivery, and handover of built environment and infrastructure projects.
• Apply and follow project governance protocols.
• Develop and maintain a project management plan, ensuring projects are scoped to agreed objectives.
• Identify and deliver project deliverables, ensuring cost, time, and quality parameters are achieved.
• Coordinate with the H&S&W and CDM representatives to ensure health and safety compliance.
• Establish stakeholder and communication management processes, including mapping and reporting with statutory and technical assurance bodies.
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, and project control functions to deliver projects within agreed parameters.
• Assess resource and competence levels of supply chain teams, taking required actions to ensure performance.
• Administer NEC contracts for professionals and contractors, ensuring contractually successful outcomes.

Candidate specification

• Essential:
  • Willingness to travel to Dublin weekly or bi‑weekly, with travel and accommodation covered.
  • Substantial project management experience across disciplines, procurement routes, and market sectors.
  • High commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls.
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a larger team.
  • Strong IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues, and supply chain.
  • Flexible approach to work and openness to travel to client sites and other offices.
• Desirable:
  • Experience in the Spanish market.
  • Experience leading large project teams to successful outcomes.
  • Membership or progression toward APM (or PMI) qualification.

Benefits

• Competitive annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Annual professional institution subscription
• Private medical insurance
• Salary sacrifice options (restaurant voucher, transport card, day care voucher)
• Continuous development opportunities
• Agile/flexible working: hybrid and 9‑5 flexible
• Annual bonus scheme
• Wellbeing support: independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions, learning resources
• Access to Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers
• Opportunity to make a difference and learn about social outcomes

Our commitment to a diverse workforce

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business and promote fair employment practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Accessibility

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