Front-End Project Manager: Design & Scope Lead (Infra)

Turner & Townsend; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Global project exposure

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Manager – Technical (front-end design, scope and definition) to lead early project stages, interpret briefs, and define technical scopes for complex infrastructure initiatives in Ireland. The role focuses on initiating projects, coordinating governance, and aligning delivery with contractual objectives.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely, within-budget delivery while maintaining rigorous project controls, risk management,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in construction/infrastructure project delivery.
• Strong understanding of project delivery in Ireland.
• Experience on front-end project stages (scope, initiation, statutory planning).
• Knowledge of full project lifecycle and briefing processes.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead early stages of projects, developing Functional Briefs into Technical Scopes.
• Define project structure and alignment with governance.
• Coordinate lifecycle stages and interfaces across stakeholders.
• Manage design review processes and approvals.
• Maintain project documents and risk registers.

Skills

Front-end leadership

Scope writing

Stakeholder management

Project lifecycle

Communication

Delivery governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Project Manager - Design / Technical (Construction)

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities includeprogramme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Project Manager – Technical (front-end design, scope and definition)

TheProject Managerwill act as the Contracting Entity’s representative, supporting theTechnicalDelivery Manager. Supporting projects and programmes from their early-stagescope and design definition establishment through to successful completion assistingand guidingtheirdevelopmentand progression.

This is afront-end focused role, with a strong emphasis onproject initiation, interpreting functional briefs, andtechnicalscopetechnicaldefinition, ensuring projects are set up effectively from the outset and aligned with programmeandorganisationaland contractual objectives.

TheRolesupports others whoareresponsible fordelivering projects to time, budget, and specification, ensuring all project goals are achieved in line with the Contracting Entity’s requirements and overall strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Front-end project leadership (key focus)

Leadand / or supporttheearly stagesof projects, including:

• Development ofFunctionalBriefsintoTechnicalScopes
• Supportingscope writing aligned to RIAI / RIBA workflows and H&S regulations and aviation directives
• Definingproject structure,supportingdelivery approach,andsupportinggovernance
• Understand how projects evolve across the lifecycle and embed best practice processes from the outset
• Ensureclarity and alignment acrossinternalstakeholders before projectmobilisation
• Provideinductiontraining toInfrastructurenewstarts

Programmerequirements, standards & performance

• Develop and manage thekey documentse.g.Project Execution Plan, Stakeholder Management Planand others
• Ensure alignment withinternalstandards, delivery frameworks, and governance
• Build strong working relationships with thekey stakeholdersand wider external teams

Project management

• Coordinateand support all project lifecycle stages
• Manage interfaces across internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain RACIchartand ensure accountability across teams
• Coordinateand engagedesignconsultant'sframeworksandotherproviders
• Lead design review processes and communicate approvals
• Maintain andsupport functional and controls teams includingproject risk registers
• Participatingin change control processes
• Ensure effective communication and information flow across all stakeholders
• Identifyand implementorganisationalprocess and workflow improvements

Contract administration

• Demonstrate abroad understanding of NECPSCcontractsandProject Design Assuranceactivities
• Manage andfacilitateTechnical Scope Reviewsprocess on behalf of the Technical Delivery Manager
• SupportorganisationalNEC contract processes, including programmereviews and acceptance
• Act in the spirit ofmutual trust and collaboration
• Ensure contract compliance

Stakeholder Management

• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders including:
  • Internal teams (Asset Management, Operations, etc.)
  • DesignConsultants, and external partners
• Build strong relationships and ensure effective cross-functional collaboration

Candidate profile

• Minimum10 years’ experiencein construction / infrastructure project delivery
• Strong understanding ofproject delivery in Ireland
• Experience onfront-end project stages (scope,initiation, statutoryplanning)
• Knowledge of the full project lifecycle
• Demonstrated capability inscope writing andsupport todefinethebriefing processes
• Highly proactive and forward-thinking
• Strong problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced environments
• Able toanticipatechallenges and drive solutions early in the project lifecycle

Solid understanding of:

• RIAI / RIBAmethodologiesand associatedworkflows
• Ireland’sHealth & Safety regulations, including PSDP services
• Commercial awarenessand acumen
• Background inArchitecture or Engineeringor associatedexperiencepreferred

Proven ability to:

• Workproactively and reactively,anticipatingissues
• Improve processes and workflows
• Manage multiple stakeholders effectively
• Experience setting upproject workflows, templates, and governance structures
• Aviation or airport project experience
• Experience working inlive operational environments(e.g.airports)
• Experience acting as aclient-side project manager
• Comfortableworking at pace and in adynamicenvironment
• Knowledge ofSharePointediting and publishing

Additional requirements

• Must be able to provide5-year address history(Garda vetting,clearance requirement)
• Flexible and adaptableapproach to working in a dynamic project environment
• Strong attention to detail with a solution-oriented mindset

Working arrangements

• Initially8weeksfull-time on site

Competitiveremunerationand attractive range of benefits

25 daysAnnual leave (23 days+ 2 company days)

Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects

Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally

Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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