Project Manager (Service & Maintenance)

Veolia Group; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full VHI cover

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a proactive Project Manager for Service & Maintenance in Kilkenny. You will oversee service and maintenance projects from tender to completion, manage teams, ensure safety, on-time delivery, and budget adherence across Ireland.

The role requires 5+ years in a project engineer role, strong IT skills, and excellent organisational and communication abilities. A permanent position with a standard Mon-Fri schedule offers stability and growth within Veolia’s environmental services

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant post-qualification experience in a project engineer role.
• Exposure to Service & Maintenance project activities.
• Diploma/Degree/Masters level in a relevant Engineering discipline or appropriate experience.
• Strong IT skills including MS Project, Concept Evolution, Google Suite.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Self motivated.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand contracts for all assigned service and maintenance projects and services.
• Coordinate activities/outputs across multiple projects and sites.
• Serve as main point of contact for project portfolio issues.
• Collaborate with client, risk/assurance, and operations to deliver scope.
• Provide timely updates on progress, costs, and variations.
• Coordinate reports and oversee technicians and tendering as needed.
• Monitor project progress and adherence to programme.
• Identify risks and notify client for early warnings and variations.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Self-motivated

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Leadership

Education

Diploma/Degree/Masters in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Concept Evolution

Google Suite

Job description

Background

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. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance. 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.

Project Manager (Service & Maintenance)

Location: Kilkenny
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Shift: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm

Overview of the role

Due to continued success and growth across the Service and Maintenance division, we are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our team as a Project Manager. The successful candidate will manage the delivery of Service and Maintenance Services and projects for Uisce Eireann, Industrial Customers, and Veolia sites across the Island of Ireland. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing service and maintenance services and projects from tender stage through to successful completion. This role includes managing direct reports such as Electrical Technicians and Mechanical Technicians, Project Engineers etc. ensuring all projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget whilst maintaining strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Duties of the Role include

• Ensure thorough knowledge and understanding of contracts for all assigned service and maintenance projects and services
• Coordination of activities/outputs on a variety of projects across industrial, Veolia operated sites and client sites.
• Act as the main point of contact for dealing with any issues relating to your project portfolio
• Work collaboratively within the S&M structure with the client, technical assurance, risk and assurance, employers representative and operations to deliver project scope
• Provide timely updates to senior management on project progress, cost forecasts and variations etc.
• Manage and coordinate direct reports including technicians, tendering etc. to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Monitor and control of the project and adherence to the project programme
• Identify risks to project activities/outputs and provide notification to the client, to allow preparation of early warnings, claims, variations and final cost cap agreement

Required skills for this role

• 5 + years relevant post qualification experience in a project engineer role
• Exposure to Service & Maintenance project activities
• Diploma/Degree/Masters level in a relevant Engineering discipline or appropriate experience
• Strong IT skills including MS Project, Concept Evolution, Google Suite
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Self motivated
• Strong communication skills

Please note

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 greencard permits, work permits, spousal/dependant permits is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.

Benefits

• Full VHI cover
• Pension
• Education assistance