Head of Programme Controls - Dublin North - €130K plus excellent benefits

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; Sur place; EUR 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Darwin Hawkins is seeking a Head of Programme Controls in Dublin North to lead a major infrastructure and capital projects portfolio. You will shape controls across cost, scheduling, risk and reporting, guiding senior leadership and boards.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team, set standards, and drive financial governance and delivery across a €3bn programme. The role demands strategic insight and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience working on complex construction, infrastructure or major capital investment programmes.
• Strong commercial background with extensive experience in cost management, programme controls, financial governance and project delivery.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across large-scale, high-value projects and programmes.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop the Programme Controls function, establishing consistent processes and standards across cost, scheduling, risk and reporting.
• Oversee cost management strategies, financial controls, estimating and benchmarking, ensuring effective management of capital expenditure and value for money.
• Lead the development and oversight of integrated project schedules, ensuring realistic timelines, resource planning and alignment with capital investment priorities.
• Establish and oversee portfolio-wide risk and contingency management frameworks, including quantified cost and schedule risk analysis.
• Work closely with senior leadership and programme boards, providing commercial insights and recommendations to support major investment decisions.
• Play a central role in annual capital budgeting, expenditure monitoring and future capital investment planning.
• Drive improvements in portfolio reporting, data quality and performance monitoring, ensuring accurate and transparent information across the programme.
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team of cost, scheduling, risk and programme controls professionals.

Connaissances

Senior leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Cost management scheduling risk and"

Formation

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering or Schedule Management

Professional membership (SCSI, RICS) advantageous

Outils

Cost forecasting tools

Scheduling software (MS Project/Primavera)

Description du poste

Job Title: Head of Programme Controls – Major Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Sector: Infrastructure / Construction

Location: Dublin North

Our Client

Our client is a large, well-established infrastructure organisation undertaking a significant €3bn capital investment programme. As part of this major investment in infrastructure development, the organisation is seeking to appoint a Head of Programme Controls to join its senior leadership team.

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a senior leadership role within one of Ireland's largest capital investment programmes, with responsibility for overseeing programme controls across a €3bn portfolio of major infrastructure projects.

You will have significant exposure to senior leadership and play a key role in shaping the commercial and operational performance of major capital projects. The position offers the opportunity to lead and develop a multidisciplinary team, influence strategic investment decisions and establish best-in-class processes across cost management, scheduling, risk and reporting.

Who should apply?

This role will suit an experienced senior professional from a Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering or major infrastructure background with the following experience:

• 15+ years' experience working on complex construction, infrastructure or major capital investment programmes.
• Strong commercial background with extensive experience in cost management, programme controls, financial governance and project delivery.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across large-scale, high-value projects and programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decision-making.
• Third-level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or Schedule Management. SCSI, RICS or other relevant professional membership advantageous.

Role and Reporting Lines

Reporting to the Head of Functions, you will be a key member of the Infrastructure Senior Management Team, leading the Programme Controls function across a substantial portfolio of capital projects. Responsibilities will include:

• Lead and develop the Programme Controls function, establishing consistent processes and standards across cost, scheduling, risk and reporting.
• Oversee cost management strategies, financial controls, estimating and benchmarking, ensuring effective management of capital expenditure and value for money.
• Lead the development and oversight of integrated project schedules, ensuring realistic timelines, resource planning and alignment with capital investment priorities.
• Establish and oversee portfolio-wide risk and contingency management frameworks, including quantified cost and schedule risk analysis.
• Work closely with senior leadership and programme boards, providing commercial insights and recommendations to support major investment decisions.
• Play a central role in annual capital budgeting, expenditure monitoring and future capital investment planning.
• Drive improvements in portfolio reporting, data quality and performance monitoring, ensuring accurate and transparent information across the programme.
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team of cost, scheduling, risk and programme controls professionals.