Project Director

GTS Group Ltd; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private insurance

Pension contributions

Career progression

Job summary

GTS Group Ltd in Ireland is recruiting an experienced Project Director to lead its rail consultancy's project management function. The role combines delivery, commercial management and people leadership across complex rail commissions delivered safely to time and budget.

You will direct multidisciplinary teams, oversee project plans and governance, and sponsor improvements while building client and supplier relationships at senior levels across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in rail, transport or complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong commercial awareness including budgets, change control and scope variations.
• Chartered Project Professional status with the Association for Project Management or eligibility to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior direction to project managers, leaders, clients and suppliers.
• Lead project management teams across offices and client accounts.
• Oversee project plans, controls and management information.
• Take responsibility for the commercial success of projects.
• Manage budgets, delivery costs, risk, quality and programme performance.
• Build relationships with clients and suppliers at director level.
• Lead bids, proposals and work-winning activities.
• Sponsor project management improvement initiatives.
• Resolve interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering programmes.
• Undertake people-management responsibilities when required.
• Promote project management excellence and best practice.

Skills

Rail project leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Multi-office leadership

Bid and proposals

Risk & change management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree (relevant discipline)

Job description

Location: Dublin – hybrid working, with applications welcomed across Ireland

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with flexible working options

We are recruiting an experienced Project Director to join a growing rail consultancy and provide senior leadership across its project management function in Ireland.

This is a strategic position combining project delivery, commercial management, people leadership and work winning. You will act as a project management subject-matter expert, directing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring complex rail commissions are delivered safely and successfully against quality, cost and programme requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior direction and guidance to project managers, operational leaders, clients and suppliers.
• Lead project management teams across multiple offices, projects and client accounts.
• Oversee the preparation and assurance of project plans, controls and management information.
• Take responsibility for the commercial success of projects within your portfolio.
• Manage budgets, delivery costs, risk, quality and programme performance.
• Build relationships with clients and suppliers at director level.
• Lead bids, proposals and work-winning activities.
• Identify and sponsor project management improvement initiatives.
• Resolve interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering programmes.
• Undertake people‑management responsibilities when required.
• Promote project management excellence and consistent best practice.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive project or programme leadership experience within rail, transport or complex infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Project Professional status with the Association for Project Management.
• Fellowship of the APM, or the ability to achieve this shortly after joining.
• Deep understanding of project management principles and their application to complex or unusual situations.
• Strong commercial awareness, including budgets, change control and scope variations.
• Experience directing multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven ability to review, validate and approve project management deliverables.
• Excellent senior‑level client, supplier and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and welfare requirements.
• Experience leading bids and supporting business growth.
• Confident people leader with the ability to develop and motivate teams.

What’s on offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid, flexible and part-time working options.
• 24 days’ annual leave plus public holidays.
• Generous company pension contributions.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Private insurance and flexible benefit options.
• Cycle-to-work scheme and discounted gym membership.
• Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts.
• Structured professional development, training and career progression.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Two paid volunteering and fundraising days each year.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior rail project leader to influence project management strategy, develop high‑performing teams and support the continued growth of a major consultancy within Ireland.