Project Manager (Engineering)

Veolia | Ireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia Ireland is seeking a Project Manager (Design Coordination) to lead design coordination for Water and Wastewater PCI and PDI projects across the Island of Ireland. The role focuses on delivering scope on time and within budget within the ECI framework.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years post-qualification experience in M&E or Civil projects, a relevant engineering degree, and strong IT, organisational and communication skills. This is a permanent, on-site position based in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in M&E or Civil projects.
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Strong IT, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities across Water or Wastewater PCI and PDI.
• Act as main contact for project issues.
• Monitor progress and ensure adherence to project programme.
• Liaise with Programme Manager, Designers and H&S to satisfy requirements.
• Identify risks and opportunities and provide timely updates.

Skills

M&E / Civil exp

MS Project

Time management

Communication

Self-motivated

Organisational skills

Education

Engineering degree

Masters

Diploma

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Cootehill, Co. Cavan

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Shift: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm

Overview of the role:

We have a talented diverse team of approx. 200 people and are rapidly expanding our workforce to meet our ambitious growth plans.

Due to continued success and growth across the Water division, we are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join the ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) Team as a Project Manager(Design Coordination). The successful candidate will work on a wide scope of Water and Wastewater Treatment projects across the Island of Ireland.

The Early Contractor Involvement is a new form of delivery for Water Infrastructure made up of two stages - Project Commencement Instruction (PCI) and Project Delivery Instruction (PDI). PCI is the early design from environmental, planning and detailed design with the aim being to agree a project scope and target cost. PDI stage is the delivery of the agreed scope to the target cost with a pain/gain share mechanism. All with focus on safely delivering first-class projects on time, & within budget whilst maintaining a strong working relationship with the wider ECI team.

Duties of the Role include:

• Ensure thorough knowledge and understanding of the contract for all assigned projects
• Coordination of Design activities/outputs on a variety of projects across Water or Wastewater PCI and PDI
• Act as the main point of contact for dealing with any issues relating to your project portfolio
• Work collaboratively within the ECI structure with the client, technical assurance, employers representative and operations to deliver project scope
• Linking with senior management to provide timely updates on the progress of design outputs/deliverables relating to each project to assess the effect to workshop dates procurement, cost, forecast and variations
• Commitment to be obtained from the scope performers and tracked against baseline to allow delays to be managed and opportunities to be maximised
• Ensuring all necessary documentation is administered via the approved systems (eg BIM 360, process workflows)
• Monitor and control of the project and adherence to the project programme
• Management of the procurement sheet
• Identify risks to Design activities/outputs and provide notification to the client, to allow preparation of early warnings, claims, variations and final cost cap agreement
• Identify and manage opportunities and influence positive change and improvements in the design process and wider team
• Liaise with the project team, including Programme Manager, Designers, Drafting team and H&S Manager, to ensure that all H&S requirements are satisfied
• Collaborate with the Project Team to ensure that they are motivated and fully understand the extent and timeline for their outputs

Required skills for this role:

• 5 + years relevant post qualification experience in the execution of M&E or Civil engineering projects
• Diploma/Degree/Masters level in a relevant Engineering discipline or appropriate experience (Mechanical, Civil, Process, Chemical etc)
• Strong IT skills including MS Project
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Self motivated
• Strong communication skills

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues.

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

If you are a non-EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland.

Information on legislation and guides to the procedures in relation to obtaining work permits, is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.