Business Unit Lead

Mercury; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Business Unit Lead to oversee multiple COMMS projects across Ireland and Europe, guiding teams through planning, procurement, and execution.

You will ensure Mercury procedures are followed, drive quality, safety, and environmental objectives, and maintain strong client relations. The role demands travel across EU, leadership, and a proven ability to manage budgets.

This position offers challenging opportunities and a supportive team culture within Mercury.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience managing multiple COMMS projects at a similar level.
• Proven track record across different regions.
• Excellent multitasker and communicator.
• Negotiation skills in internal and external settings.
• Strong knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guidelines.
• Ability to travel across multiple EU countries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Mercury Procedures are implemented consistently and are being adhered to on each of your projects.
• Plan procurement and ensure engineering is developed to meet deadlines.
• Review quality of output and foster continuous improvement
• Attend client meetings and push QEHS approach.
• Training of staff and managers to ensure performance.
• Manage budgets and costs effectively.
• Review weekly Progress updates and ensure project remains on track.
• Lead and mentor your team; set clear expectations and KPIs.
• Ensure change management is handled correctly (Cost & Programme).
• All other duties associated with the role as required by the Company.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Negotiation

Education

Third level qualification in Engineering/ Construction/ Commercial biased subject

Job description

Business Unit Lead, Dublin, Ireland

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life-changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

The role Business Unit Lead is to be based in Ireland managing multiple COMMS projects across Ireland and Europe.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

Mercury Procedures

• Ensure all Mercury Procedures are implemented consistently and are being adhered to on each of your projects.
• Ensure your team have fully reviewed and understand the Project specifications and documentation on each project.
• Plan procurement and ensure engineering is developed to meet deadlines.
• Review quality of output and foster continuous improvement
• Periodic attendance at planned project meetings, TBT, SLT, DABS.

Weekly Meetings

• Schedule and chair a weekly meeting with your team.
• Follow up and ensure a timely close out of any outstanding items.
• Attend and actively contribute to EHS and QA meetings

Weekly Audits

• Review project audit plan
• Review weekly Project audits and address open items with your team
• Discuss findings and trends with your Operations Manager, Project managers and your team.
• Ensure closure of all open Audit findings

EHS Alerts

• Ensure that all EHS alerts are communicated effectively.
• Support the campaigns being run to reflect the alerts – TBT, Stand-down, Demonstration
• Ensure Workforce participation.

Client Meetings

• Attend client meetings when required.
• Push strong QEHS approach with Client.
• Identify improvement opportunities.
• Share Mercury reports highlighting positives and negatives.
• Identify and communicate where Client approach needs change.

Training

• Make training available to your team and your Sub-contractors.
• Set standards for training requirements for Mercury and Sub-Contractor staff.

Project Weekly Report

• Review weekly Progress update with BU Planning Manager and implement strategies to ensure project remains on track.

Weekly Planner

• Ensure the project lookaheads are being used to drive the project and build float.
• Review with the various Project teams to ensure your dates can be achieved.
• Ensure Sub-contractor Meetings are held and are being recorded.
• Safety walks
• Client Interface

Team Management

• Guide and assist your team.
• Align your expectations with those of the Business Unit.
• Ensure your expectations are clearly understood upwards and downwards.
• Empower you Management team to set up projects correctly.
• Set clear expectations and track against the KPIs.

General

• Working across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ensuring client relations are maintained.
• Understand strategy and pipeline for future projects.
• Manage the tender process from an operations function.
• Ensuring that communication between head office departments and the site is utilised to maintain an environment of continuous improvement.
• Identifying any skills gaps in the Business Unit and undertaking a recruitment programme to support this.
• Training of staff and managers to ensure that everyone is performing adequately in their role.
• Providing a leadership support function to teams and motivating staff to achieve production goals.
• Managing budgets and costs effectively.
• Acting as a liaison to senior management to keep them up to date on all projects.
• Ensuring key performance indicators are in place.
• Implementation of any new policies and procedures.
• Ensure that an internal contract review meeting is held with Mercury legal team and that the key staff attend.
• Fully understand Mercury’s contract position for each project.
• To manage the overall operations of the project, and ensure that the Safety, Quality, and Environmental objectives of the client and the project team are established and progress toward these is measured.
• Monitor and advise on the administration of the Client/Mercury Contract and on the Mercury Sub-contractor contracts.
• Ensure that the management systems are implemented at all stages throughout the construction process, particularly with respect to Sub-contractor management.
• Reviewing, in conjunction with the Q.A/QC manager and Project Managers, the effectiveness of the management systems as a means of achieving safety, quality and environmental objectives.
• To ensure that the project team comply with the Mercury Engineering project controls, processes and procedures.
• In conjunction with the Project Manager Ensure that staff are working efficiently and effectively.
• Review actual progress against planned and ensure that clear and concise reporting to the project team and Mercury Engineering Senior Management.
• Assessing, in conjunction with the Project Q.S. and Project Managers the financial and commercial contracting matters on the project.
• Ensure project reporting is clear and concise and reflects current project status.
• Ensure that packages and scope of works are developed on time and are reviewed prior to subcontracts being agreed.
• Ensure that client relations are maintained at all times.
• Deal with any internal or external disputes.
• Ensure change management is handled correctly (Cost & Programme).
• All other duties associated with this role and/or reasonably required by the Company the Company reserves the right to vary the scope and nature of the Employee’s normal duties to take into account changes in the Company’s work patterns and practices and the requirements of its business.

Essential Criteria For The Role

• 5-10 years experience managing multiple COMMS projects at a similar level
• Third level qualification in an Engineering/ Construction/ Commercial biased subject
• Proven track record running multiple projects across different regions
• You must be able to travel across multiple EU countries for this role.
• Contracts Management experience on large scale projects would be an advantage
• Excellent multitasker and communicator
• Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guideline
• Proven ability to develop innovative solutions for increased productivity
• Negotiation skills in both internal and external settings
• Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills, demonstrated by previous professional success

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.