Project Manager - Cork

TN Ireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager for a significant industrial warehouse project in Cork. This role requires a candidate with extensive experience in civil engineering and project management, who can lead teams effectively and ensure project delivery aligns with safety and quality standards. The position offers a pathway to advance to Contracts Manager level, making it an exciting opportunity for career growth. The company prides itself on its commitment to professional development and offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Annual salary review

Contributory pension scheme

27 days annual leave

Private Healthcare Allowance

Retail discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 10 years' experience in civil engineering industry in Ireland.
• Degree in Civil Engineering required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Ensure effective communication with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Client Management

Stakeholder Management

Cost Control

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Technical Knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Project Controls Software

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Client:

Murphy

Location:

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

1b003f36ea08

Job Views:

3

Posted:

19.04.2025

Expiry Date:

03.06.2025

Job Description:

About Us

Murphy is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as ‘One Murphy’ by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

Job Purpose:

Murphy is recruiting an experienced Project Manager for an industrial warehouse project in Cork. The candidate, as project manager, will ensure that the scope of works is delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes. The role is ideal for a candidate that wishes to make a step up to Contracts Manager level in the future.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Building and leading the project team:
   • Organise the project team to deliver the contracted scope of works.
   • Manage the project team, providing guidance and direction.
   • Support the professional development of the project team.
   • Undertake line management responsibility of allocated operational and functional resources.
   • Ensure appropriate communication and coordination of the project resources.
   • Chair regular project team meetings, ensuring actions are recorded and closed out.
2. Delivery of project scope:
   • Be fully accountable for the delivery of the project, ensuring it is completed safely, on time, in accordance with the contract requirements and to the agreed budget.
   • Ensure the project requirements are identified, understood and delivered.
   • Identify issues and ensure they are resolved in a controlled and timely manner.
   • Refer significant/strategic issues to the overseeing manager and work with them to ensure they are managed and resolved.
   • Lead the identification, assessment and documentation of risks and opportunities. Develop and implement action plans to mitigate/reduce the impact of risks, and develop and implement realisation plans to enhance the benefit of opportunities.
   • Manage the 'fit to start' process to ensure that we mobilise in a controlled and timely manner to facilitate the timely delivery of the project scope. Ensure there is an effective, comprehensive and formal handover from the work winning team to the delivery team.
   • Ensure that the project team works to progressively complete handover documentation so that we are 'fit to finish', complying with the contracted completion requirements of the Client.
   • Ensure that the project team comply with company standards, policies and procedures.
3. Client & Stakeholder management:
   • Develop and maintain effective communication and relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external).
   • Manage and resolve any actual or potential conflicts with the Client or project stakeholders.
   • Represent the Murphy business to the Client and external stakeholders, embodying our vision, values and purpose.
4. Contract:
   • Ensure the requirements of the contract are understood and adhered to by the project team.
   • Ensure the requirements of the contract are administered and discharged appropriately.
   • Ensure that suitable and robust change control processes are in place to identify, notify, measure and agree the impact of change in accordance with the contract requirements.
5. Programme:
   • Ensure contract programmes are developed, reviewed and updated in accordance with the contract requirements.
   • Ensure that the project works are planned and scheduled at an appropriate level of detail.
   • Ensure programme information is communicated to the project team.
   • Ensure the programme is updated regularly to enable identification of change and early warning of any potential issues and causes for concern.
6. Project controls:
   • Ensure appropriate project controls are developed, implemented and updated regularly.
   • Lead the review of project controls information to facilitate the timely identification of any issues or areas of concern.
   • Ensure detailed records and allocation sheets are maintained for all aspects of the project.
   • Ensure output and productivity measurement is in place for key activities/trades.
7. Forecasting and cost control:
   • Lead the development of a detailed cost forecast for the project, ensuring it is reviewed and updated regularly.
   • Lead the development of resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
   • Lead the regular review of actual costs identifying any variances to the budget. Ensuring issues are identified and actions implemented to respond in an effective and timely manner.
   • Ensure spend is managed and controlled in line with the forecast.
8. Supply chain management:
   • Support the procurement of suppliers and sub-contractors.
   • Ensure suppliers and sub-contractors are managed and coordinated appropriately.
   • Ensure supplier and sub-contractor contracts/orders are administered appropriately.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• 10 years' experience working in the civil engineering industry in Ireland.
• Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Appropriate safety training and qualification for the nature of the works (e.g. IOSHH).
• Experience in project management of an engineering project.
• Technical knowledge appropriate to the nature of works.
• Awareness of the administration of construction contracts.
• Client and stakeholder management.
• Management of a project team.
• Experience in developing and maintaining forecasts and budgets.
• Awareness of the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project.
• Working knowledge of planning & programming.
• Strong written, oral and numeracy skills.
• Commercial and contractual awareness.
• Professionally qualified or working towards.

What Murphy Ireland offer in return:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme available from day one.
• 27 days annual leave per annum. Holidays also increase with service.
• Generous Private Healthcare Allowance.
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts, cycle to work.