Project Manager

PE Global; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 8%

Health insurance

Dental plan

Annual leave 26 days

Wellbeing days

Maternity/Paternity leave

Company vehicle

Learning & development

Career progression

Job summary

PE Global Recruitment is seeking an experienced Civil/Structural Project Manager to join a major Tier 1 civil contractor delivering a high-profile motorway project in Cork. This senior site-based role oversees civil and structural elements across the works, including bridges, retaining walls, and precast components.

You will lead engineering, supervisory and subcontractor teams, ensuring delivery to programme, quality and safety requirements, while coordinating interfaces between permanent and

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related field.
• Proven track record delivering major civil/structural projects.
• Experience as Project Manager or senior delivery role.
• Knowledge of reinforced concrete, bridge works and temporary works.
• Experience managing engineering teams and subcontractors.
• Strong programming, project controls and commercial management.
• Ability to manage complex interfaces and multiple work packages.
• Awareness of health and safety and quality on major projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil and structural works on a major motorway project.
• Lead site engineering, supervisory and subcontractor teams.
• Coordinate construction of bridges, retaining structures, precast elements, culverts.
• Manage activities from planning to handover.
• Ensure safety, drawings, specs, and client requirements.
• Develop construction programmes and delivery strategies.
• Coordinate labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and site logistics.
• Provide technical leadership across civil/structural activities.
• Review RAMS, temporary works, and engineering solutions.
• Manage interfaces between permanent works, temporary works, earthworks and structures.
• Identify risks and implement mitigations.
• Oversee temporary works and approvals.
• Maintain temporary works registers, inspections and permits.
• Ensure works comply with drawings, specs, and client requirements.
• Monitor progress and address delays.
• Collaborate with commercial teams on variations and compensation events.
• Support cost control and commercial performance.
• Liaise with client, designers, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Lead site safety inspections and risk assessments.
• Drive high standards of safety, quality and delivery.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Construction Management

Project Management

Health and Safety

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

PE Global Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Civil/Structural Project Manager to join a major Tier 1 civil engineering contractor delivering a high-profile motorway project in Cork.

This is a senior site-based position with responsibility for the delivery of significant civil and structural elements across the project. The successful candidate will oversee works including bridge structures, retaining walls, reinforced concrete structures, precast elements, culverts, earthworks interfaces and associated motorway infrastructure.

Reporting to the Contract Manager/Senior Project Manager, you will take responsibility for the safe, technical, commercial and operational delivery of your section of works. You will lead engineering, supervisory and subcontractor teams while ensuring works are delivered in line with programme, specification, quality and safety requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major long-term infrastructure project with one of Ireland's leading Tier 1 contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of civil and structural works across a major motorway project.
• Lead site engineering, supervisory and subcontractor teams.
• Coordinate the construction of bridges, retaining structures, reinforced concrete works, precast elements, culverts and associated civil infrastructure.
• Manage construction activities from planning and mobilisation through to completion and handover.
• Ensure works are delivered safely and in accordance with project specifications, approved drawings and TII requirements.
• Develop and manage construction programmes, short-term plans and delivery strategies.
• Coordinate labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and site logistics to achieve programme milestones.
• Provide technical leadership across structural and civil engineering activities.
• Review construction methodologies, RAMS, temporary works requirements and engineering solutions.
• Manage interfaces between permanent works, temporary works, earthworks, structures and wider motorway construction activities.
• Identify technical and construction risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.
• Oversee temporary works including falsework, formwork, propping and associated temporary structures.
• Maintain appropriate temporary works registers, inspections and permit systems.
• Ensure temporary works are designed, checked, constructed and authorised in accordance with project procedures.
• Implement and maintain project quality systems including ITPs, inspections and construction records.
• Ensure works are completed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications and client requirements.
• Monitor progress against programme and identify potential delays or construction constraints.
• Work closely with commercial teams to identify variations, contractual changes and potential compensation events.
• Support cost control and commercial performance across the assigned works.
• Liaise with the client, designers, subcontractors and other key project stakeholders.
• Lead site safety inspections and ensure appropriate risk assessments, method statements, permits and safe systems of work are in place.
• Drive high standards of safety, quality and delivery throughout the project.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Strong experience delivering major civil engineering or structural construction projects.
• Previous Project Manager, Structures Agent, Senior Agent or similar project delivery experience.
• Strong knowledge of reinforced concrete structures, bridge works and temporary works.
• Experience managing engineering teams, supervisors and specialist subcontractors.
• Strong understanding of construction programming, project controls and commercial management.
• Ability to manage complex construction interfaces and multiple work packages.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety and quality requirements within major civil engineering projects.

Highly Desirable

• Previous experience delivering major motorway, roads or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Temporary Works Coordinator qualification.
• Experience working to TII specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Experience across major infrastructure, transportation, marine, energy or heavy civil engineering projects.

Package & Benefits

A highly competitive salary and benefits package is available, including:

• 8% employer pension contribution.
• Private health insurance.
• Dental plan.
• 26 days annual leave with increases based on service.
• 2 additional wellbeing days annually.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Company vehicle where applicable.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
• Strong opportunities for long-term career progression within a major Tier 1 contractor.

This is a permanent opportunity to join one of Ireland's leading civil engineering contractors and play a key role in the delivery of a major, high-profile motorway infrastructure project.