Contracts Manager – Engineering Projects

Breagh Recruitment Ltd; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

37-hour week

Career progression

Job summary

Specialist Engineering Contractor, based in Co Westmeath, Ireland, is recruiting a Contracts Manager – Engineering Projects. The role oversees multiple engineering projects from mobilisation through completion, requires strong project management and commercial acumen, and involves coordination with engineers, site teams and subcontractors to meet programme targets.

The position offers a salary up to €100k DOE plus car allowance, pension and healthcare, with a broad responsibility for project

Qualifications

• Must have proven experience managing engineering, mechanical or construction contracts
• Strong project and programme management experience is required
• Proven experience coordinating site teams, subcontractors and project stakeholders
• Must have strong commercial awareness and client management skills

Responsibilities

• Manage specialist engineering contracts from mobilisation through to completion
• Coordinate Project Engineers, site teams and subcontractors across live projects
• Monitor programme, resources, procurement and overall project performance
• Maintain strong communication with clients, consultants and project stakeholders
• Work closely with the commercial team on variations, costs and contract performance
• Ensure works are delivered safely and to the required technical and quality standards
• Identify project risks early and drive practical solutions to maintain programme
• Provide regular project and contract reporting to senior management

Job description

Contracts Manager – Engineering Projects (BH-3829-1)

Location County Westmeath, Ireland Sector Engineering Salary 100,000.00 EU per annum

Job title: Contracts Manager – Engineering Projects
Location: Co Westmeath
Company: Specialist Engineering Contractor
Package: Salary up to €100k DOE + car allowance, performance bonus, pension & healthcare

The Company

This specialist engineering contractor delivers complex building services and engineering packages across major construction projects in Ireland and overseas.

Based in Co Westmeath, the company has a strong project pipeline across a range of technically demanding sectors, with continued growth creating a requirement for an experienced Contracts Manager to strengthen the project delivery team.

The Role: Contracts Manager

As Contracts Manager, you will be based out of the company’s Co Westmeath operation, overseeing multiple specialist engineering projects from planning and mobilisation through installation, commissioning and handover.

You will work closely with Project Engineers, site teams, clients, subcontractors and the commercial team to ensure contracts are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme.

This is a senior delivery role requiring strong project management, client communication and commercial awareness, with responsibility for maintaining progress across several live contracts.

Must Have Requirements

• Must have proven experience managing engineering, mechanical or construction contracts
• Strong project and programme management experience is required
• Proven experience coordinating site teams, subcontractors and project stakeholders
• Must have strong commercial awareness and client management skills

Preferred Experience

• Experience within specialist building services or engineered systems preferred
• Mechanical engineering or building services background beneficial
• Experience managing multiple projects or contracts simultaneously
• Experience working across both site and office-based project delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Manage specialist engineering contracts from mobilisation through to completion
• Coordinate Project Engineers, site teams and subcontractors across live projects
• Monitor programme, resources, procurement and overall project performance
• Maintain strong communication with clients, consultants and project stakeholders
• Work closely with the commercial team on variations, costs and contract performance
• Ensure works are delivered safely and to the required technical and quality standards
• Identify project risks early and drive practical solutions to maintain programme
• Provide regular project and contract reporting to senior management

About You

You will have a strong background in engineering or construction project delivery with experience taking responsibility for contracts, programmes and project teams.

You should be commercially aware, organised and comfortable managing several priorities at once. Strong communication skills are important as you will be dealing directly with clients while coordinating engineers and site teams to keep projects moving.

A background in mechanical engineering, building services or specialist contracting would suit the position particularly well.

What’s on Offer

Salary: Up to €100k DOE

Benefits

• Car allowance, value dependent on experience
• Performance bonus dependent on level and experience
• 3% employer pension contribution with 2.5% employee contribution
• Laya healthcare
• 37-hour working week
• Site and office-based engineering exposure
• Long-term career progression

Why Apply?

This Contracts Manager position gives you responsibility for technically demanding engineering projects while remaining based out of Co Westmeath.

You will have exposure across the full project lifecycle, working closely with engineering, site and commercial teams while progressing into a senior position within a growing project delivery operation.