Rail Enabling Works Project Lead

Nicholas O'Dwyer Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd is seeking an Enabling Works Project Manager - Rail to lead and coordinate early-stage enabling works across major infrastructure programmes in Ireland.

You will manage scope, budgets, schedules and interfaces, liaise with clients and authorities, and ensure compliance with NEC contracts, health and safety and quality standards while travelling to project sites as required.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant qualification at NFQ Level 6 or 7, or equivalent, in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Between 5 and 10 years’ project delivery experience, including at least 3 years within enabling works, construction management, rail, transportation, or a comparable infrastructure specialism.
• Demonstrated experience delivering major rail, transportation, or comparable infrastructure projects across the full project lifecycle.
• Proven experience in enabling works and construction management, including utilities and other pre-construction packages.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness within a package or project environment, including experience working with contractors and supply chain partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, coordination, and delivery of assigned enabling works packages across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain scope, budgets, schedules, milestones, resources, and delivery requirements for assigned packages.
• Ensure each package is delivered in accordance with programme timelines, contract requirements, regulatory obligations, technical standards, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate site preparation, utility diversions, demolition, surveys, archaeology, heritage works, environmental monitoring, and utility protection activities.
• Liaise with clients, local authorities, statutory bodies, heritage and environmental bodies, utility providers, contractors, and supply chain partners.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Planning scheduling

Risk management

NEC contracts

Education

Engineering degree (NFQ 6/7)

Job description

Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd is seeking an Enabling Works Project Manager - Rail to lead and coordinate early-stage enabling works across major infrastructure programmes in Ireland.

You will manage scope, budgets, schedules and interfaces, liaise with clients and authorities, and ensure compliance with NEC contracts, health and safety and quality standards while travelling to project sites as required.