Project Manager (Mechanical Engineering)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VHI cover

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia in Ireland seeks a Project Manager (Mechanical Engineering) to lead ECI projects across Water and Wastewater sectors. You will drive design coordination, manage interfaces with clients and teams, and ensure delivery within scope, cost and schedule.

The role requires 5+ years in M&E or Civil projects, with an engineering degree. A strong IT capability (MS Project) and good organisational skills are essential. Veolia supports diversity and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant post-qualification experience in M&E or Civil engineering projects.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience in mechanical, civil, process or chemical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure thorough knowledge of contract for all assigned projects.
• Coordinate design activities/outputs across PCI and PDI for Water/Wastewater projects.
• Act as main contact for issues on your project portfolio.
• Collaborate with client, designers and operations within the ECI framework.
• Provide timely updates on design outputs, costs, and procurement impacts.
• Identify risks to design activities and notify client early for mitigations.
• Administer documentation in BIM 360 and related workflows.
• Monitor project progress against the programme and budget.
• Identify procurement and cost optimisation opportunities.
• Liaise with Programme Manager, Designers, Drafting and H&S to satisfy requirements.

Skills

M&E engineering

Civil engineering

Project coordination

Time management

Education

Engineering degree

Diploma/Masters level in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager (Mechanical Engineering)

• Full-time
• Contract type: Standard

Veolia is Ireland's leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

We offer all employees a benefits package as standard, which includes:

• full VHI cover
• pension
• education assistance

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

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

Qualifications

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

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.