Project Manager

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail; Munster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail is seeking an experienced Project/Programme Manager to lead multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects within a railway environment. You will oversee feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover while maintaining stringent safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a building/engineering/project management degree, Chartered/engineer membership, and 8+ years of project engineering experience with strong leadership and contract

Qualifications

• Building, engineering, construction or project management degree required.
• Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body.
• Experience leading large multi-disciplinary projects in a railway environment.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and contracts.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) and NEC4/ Public Works forms.
• Experience with safety certification processes and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Safety: act as a focus for safety per SMS and Safety Responsibility Statement.
• Engineering: ensure projects are authorized and progressed per regulations and policy.
• Business: manage, coordinate and control all projects and related activities.
• People: maintain communication with staff and support People Management policy.
• Sustainability: embed sustainability, environmental compliance and carbon reduction.
• Assist Programme Manager in development of Infrastructure and feasibility work.
• Oversee design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover of projects.
• Implement project and contract control mechanisms and monitor/report.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budget management

Contract drafting

Railway environment

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Time management

Planning and organising

Education

Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree

Job description

• A Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree.
• Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 8 years project engineering experience in relevant engineering environment.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Relevant general management and project management experience.
• Demonstrable ability to manage similar projects.
• Demonstrable ability to produce and manage budgets of similar type and scale projects.
• A full driving licence
• Availability to work occasional weekend and/or night shifts
• Experience in the management of complex, multi-disciplinary projects preferably in a railway environment;
• A good working knowledge of railway infrastructure and systems;
• Knowledge of contract drafting, management and law, in particular experience with the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF), Public Works and NEC4 forms of contract;
• Experience in the delivery of Railway Safety certification to include the Commission for Railway Regulation’s Authorisation for Placing In Service (APIS) process and Iarnród Éireann’s Safety Management Standard, IM-SMS-014;
• A good working knowledge of applicable National and European safety, planning and environmental legislation.
• Understanding of good Project Management Procedures.
• Experience of production and management of funding applications for the National Transport Authority.
• Knowledge of the Construction Regulations.
• Ability to produce tender documentation.
• Experience and knowledge of technical approvals processes for track and signalling.
• Experience of managing multiple ‘new build’ and/or building refurbishment projects in parallel.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrable ability in planning and organising.

General Management Responsibilities:

• Safety: To act as a focus for safety in line with the New Works Safety Management System (SMS) and to discharge your safety responsibilities as outlined by your reporting Manager and Safety Responsibility Statement (SRS). Implementation of the Construction Regulations.
• Engineering: To ensure that all projects are properly authorized and progressed in accordance with the building regulations, IÉ, Infrastructure Manager (IM) and Capital Investments Division policy standards and procedures.
• Business: To manage, coordinate and control all projects and related activities for your business.
• People: To ensure constant communication with all colleagues within your area and to support the People Management policy within the IM and CID team.
• Sustainability: To embed sustainability in project planning and delivery, ensuring environmental compliance, carbon reduction and continuous improvement.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist the Programme Manager, Capital Investments Delivery Unit, in the development of Infrastructure.
• Responsibility in your area of control for the feasibility work, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover of projects.
• Responsible for ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with defined project management and control procedures.
• Responsible for the ongoing implementation of appropriate project and contract control mechanisms and for their monitoring and reporting.
• Responsibility for managing all aspects of Capital Investments Delivery Unit projects.

Safety

• Implement the construction regulations.
• Apply APIS where applicable.
• Apply SMS 14.
• You will completely and fully deliver your responsibilities as specified in the

Safety Responsibility Statement which accompanies this role.

• Undertake and manage, as appropriate, incident investigations as requested.
• Review on an on-going basis risks relevant to your role including both occupational and asset related risks.
• Ensure that all briefings on Safety are completed with all staff as necessary.

People

• Comply with corporate HR policy and procedures.
• Managing your team to ensure that responsibilities and priorities are appropriately assigned to achieve your safety objectives.
• Lead and provide all necessary support to staff to enable the execution of their role.
• Communicate effectively with staff to ensure proper execution of tasks.

Finance

• Plan, monitor and report on all financial aspects of those works for which you are responsible.
• Prepare and manage budgets as necessary ensuring all chargeable and non-chargeable items (person hours) are accurately captured.
• Undertake all activities in line with the Iarnród Éireann governing procurement policies and procedures.
• Support the Programme Manager in the preparation of quarterly interim and annual stewardship reports, identifying:
• Performance against each objective.

Actual and forecast expenditure against budget