Project Manager Water (Belfast/ Cork/ Dublin)

Jacobs; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is recruiting for experienced Project Manager and Senior Project Manager roles across Ireland and Northern Ireland. You will lead multidisciplinary teams from concept to completion, coordinating with technical specialists, clients and delivery teams to ensure successful delivery of water, flood resilience and environmental infrastructure programmes.

The role emphasizes governance, cost control and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing in infrastructure, water or environmental sectors.
• NEC4 contracts knowledge or experience.
• Proficiency with Primavera or MS Project.
• Experience with BIM or digital project delivery tools.
• APM qualifications or chartership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
• Manage project scope, programmes, budgets and project risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, schedules, cost plans and progress reporting.
• Support the successful delivery of major environmental and infrastructure programmes.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and project governance standards.
• Drive innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across project delivery.
• Mentor and support junior project professionals while contributing to a collaborative team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Education

APM qualifications or chartership

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

BIM

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we're helping to deliver some of the most important water, flood resilience and environmental infrastructure programmes across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Build a Career That Matters

Jacobs has secured multiple long-term frameworks and programmes with key clients across the island of Ireland, including Uisce Éireann, Dublin City Council, the Office of Public Works, Northern Ireland Water and the Department for Infrastructure. Our work spans flood resilience, water infrastructure, catchment management and environmental improvement programmes that directly benefit communities and the environment.

Our project portfolio covers

• Flood risk management and flood alleviation schemes
• Water and wastewater infrastructure
• Catchment management programmes
• Natural Flood Management solutions
• Surface water management and SuDS
• River engineering projects
• Coastal and maritime infrastructure
• Climate resilience programmes
• Feasibility, appraisal and optioneering studies
• Detailed design, construction support and project delivery

About The Role

Whether you're an experienced Project Manager looking to take the next step or a Senior Project Manager seeking greater responsibility, you'll play a key role in delivering complex multidisciplinary projects across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

You’ll work closely with technical specialists, clients and delivery teams to successfully manage projects from concept through to completion.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
• Manage project scope, programmes, budgets and project risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, schedules, cost plans and progress reporting.
• Support the successful delivery of major environmental and infrastructure programmes.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and project governance standards.
• Drive innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across project delivery.
• Mentor and support junior project professionals while contributing to a collaborative team culture.

Here’s what you’ll need

We're keen to hear from professionals with project management experience across infrastructure, water or environmental sectors.

Your background could include

• Water or wastewater infrastructure
• Flood risk management
• Flood alleviation schemes
• Drainage and water resources
• River engineering
• Catchment management
• Natural Flood Management
• Surface water management and SuDS
• Coastal or maritime engineering
• Major civil infrastructure delivery
• Design and construction management

You may also have experience with

• NEC4 contracts
• APM qualifications or chartership
• Primavera or MS Project
• Business case development (SOC, OBC, FBC)
• BIM or digital project delivery tools

Most importantly, you'll bring strong leadership, stakeholder management and project delivery skills, along with a passion for solving complex environmental and infrastructure challenges.

Why Join Jacobs?

At Jacobs, you'll be part of a collaborative international team working on programmes that create lasting positive impact for communities across Ireland.

You’ll have the opportunity to

• Deliver nationally significant infrastructure programmes
• Work alongside industry-leading specialists and multidisciplinary teams
• Build long-term client relationships
• Develop your career through exciting project opportunities
• Contribute to climate resilience and environmental improvement initiatives
• Grow within an inclusive and supportive culture where you can bring your whole self to work

Build. Lead. Innovate. Grow.

If you're a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager looking to work on some of Ireland's most important water, flood resilience and environmental programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Jacobs and help shape the future of water infrastructure across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well‑being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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