Delivery Manager

Archer Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer (Ireland) is recruiting a Delivery Manager to lead the build of Ireland’s national fibre ring. You’ll own the programme from route design through to live network, coordinating civil works, ducting, chambers, wayleaves and permits across multiple cities.

This hands-on civils-led role requires controlling schedule, budget and risk, removing blockers, and reporting progress to C-suite and senior stakeholders. The position is hybrid with two days on-site per week and a 16-month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering or civils-led infrastructure delivery (telecoms, utilities, roads, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the programme, leading civils and fibre delivery from design and surveys through construction, testing, and handover.
• Controls schedule, budget, and risk, with real accountability for outcomes.
• Handle practical blockers: wayleaves, landowner and local authority consents, permits, traffic management, and utility interfaces.
• Report progress, risks and decisions directly to C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Civil engineering background

Job description

DeliveryManager–TakeOwnershipofIreland’sNationalFibreRing

• Deliveramajornationalfibrebackbonefromroutedesignthroughtolivenetwork
• Hands-oncivils-ledrole:ducting,chambers,wayleaves,andpermits,notjustspreadsheets
• Hybridworking,withjust2dayson-siteperweek

AmajortelecommunicationsorganisationisinvestinginthefutureofIreland’sdigitalinfrastructure,lookingforadeliverymanagerwhounderstandswhatittakestogetductsintheground.

AsaDeliveryManager,you’llleadthebuildofanewhigh-capacity,ultra-low-latencyfibreringlinkingmultiplecitiesacrossIreland.

You’llownthefullcivilsandfibredeliveryprogramme,coordinatingcontractors,designers,andspecialistteamsacrossanationwiderollout.

WhyYou’llLoveItHere:

• Ownanationallysignificantinfrastructureprojectfrominitialrouteplanningtoafullyoperationalnetwork
• Realcivilscontent:routesurveys,trenching,directionaldrilling,ductandchamberinstallation,roadopeninglicences,andreinstatement
• DirectvisibilitywithseniorleadershipandC-levelstakeholders
• Seeyourworkinthegroundandonthemap,andmakeanimmediateimpactfromdayone
• 16-monthcontract

YouWill:

• Takefullownershipoftheprogramme,leadingcivilsandfibredeliveryfromdesignandsurveysthroughconstruction,testing,andhandover
• Controlschedule,budget,andrisk,withrealaccountabilityforoutcomes
• Handlethepracticalblockers:wayleaves,landownerandlocalauthorityconsents,permits,trafficmanagement,andutilityinterfaces
• Reportprogress,risksanddecisionsdirectlytoC-suiteandseniorstakeholders

Skills/Experience:

• Backgroundincivilengineeringorcivils-ledinfrastructuredelivery(telecoms,utilities,roads,orsimilar)