Project Manager Limerick

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail; Limerick; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail in Limerick is seeking a Project Manager to support delivery of the Mid-West project portfolio from the Limerick office. You will assist the Programme Manager and lead project teams, coordinating design, resident engineering, contractors and suppliers to meet time, budget and safety targets.

Applicants should hold a Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree, be a member of Engineers Ireland or similar, and have substantial experience in managing

Qualifications

• A Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree.
• Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 8 years project management experience in engineering or infrastructure.
• Full driving licence and availability to work occasional weekend/night shifts.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary railway projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Programme Manager, Limerick, in the development of rail infrastructure.
• Responsibility in your area of control for feasibility work, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover of projects.
• Ensure projects are managed in accordance with defined PM and control procedures.
• Monitor and report on ongoing progress, risks and expenditure for Limerick Area projects.
• Oversee the management of all aspects of Limerick Area projects.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Professional body membership

Education

Engineering/Construction/PM degree

Job description

IÉ are now recruiting for the role of Project Manager, located in the Limerick office, to support the delivery of our project portfolio in the Mid-West region.

ROLE & PURPOSE:

• Assist the Programme Manager with the delivery of departmental projects to authorised budget, time, quality and scope targets by:
• Management of the respective project teams including design teams, resident engineering team, and contractors/suppliers etc.
• Effective utilisation of in-house and external resources.
• Monitoring & reporting all aspects of Limerick Area Projects to assist with the effective implementation of projects.
• To monitor implementation of projects within the Limerick Area
• To provide advice, and assist with the implementation of arrangements required by applicable industry standards, regulations and legislation.
• To provide professional support in terms of management of projects undertaken by the Programme Manager, Limerick.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to:

Manages as Direct Reports:

• Assistant Project Managers, Site Supervisors.

Working Relationship with:

• All staff working in the Limerick Area Section – including Programme managers, Project Managers, Planners, Contract Managers, Accountants, Task Leaders and Designers;
• External Contractors and Consultants appointed to complete elements of Network Enhancement Projects;
• Project Support Staff working in the wider organisation, including Signalling, Electrification and Telecoms department, CIE Group Solicitors, CIE Group Property, IE Procurement Department, IM Operations Department, Railway Undertaking, IT department etc.
• External agencies, including local authorities, National Transport Authority (NTA), Commission for Railway Regulation (CRR), utility providers etc.

Key Qualities:

• A Building, Engineering, Construction or Project Management degree.
• Member of Engineers Ireland or other relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 8 years project management experience in a relevant engineering or infrastructure 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 forms of contract and New Engineering Contracts (NEC);
• 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 construction, engineering or infrastructure projects in parallel.

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, IE, Infrastructure Manager (IM) and Capital Investment 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.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist the Programme Manager, Limerick, in the development of rail 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 Limerick Area 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.