Senior Design Program Manager – Energy & Data Centre

Ethos Engineering; Farranboley; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Healthcare check-ups

Travel tax scheme

Travel & expenses coverage

Job summary

Ethos Engineering is seeking a Design Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of projects, protect client interests, and lead a Design Management Group to meet timelines and quality standards.

You will develop briefs, strategies, and execution plans, chair design reviews, and drive value engineering across multiple procurement approaches. A strong leader will coordinate cross-disciplinary teams and ensure compliance through all stages.

Qualifications

• At least 9 years in project and design management, with multiple projects led concurrently.
• Experience acting as the Client’s representative, developing briefs and strategies, and managing procurement and execution of design schemes.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and guide design teams to meet briefs and timelines.
• Experience organizing design reviews, value engineering, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional Project and Design Management services, maintaining high standards across projects.
• Manage a portfolio of projects concurrently, supervising the Design Team and ensuring timelines.
• Develop, plan, coordinate, and monitor the Design Team to overcome roadblocks and maintain momentum.
• Act as the Client’s representative, developing briefs, strategies, and procurement approaches.
• Establish and revise execution plans, chair design reviews, and drive value engineering.
• Ensure cohesive design management across all stages and monitor scope compliance.
• Conduct project file audits to ensure industry standards and schedule design reviews.
• Organize and manage technical review resources, addressing RFIs and liaising with internal teams.
• Assist in bid document preparation for the Design Management element of tenders.
• Oversee project close-out, final accounts, and comprehensive documentation and data protection.
• Oversee post-occupation evaluations and ensure continuous improvement in delivery.

Skills

Design project management

Client representation

Team leadership

Procurement & contracts

Project planning & execution

Job description

Ethos Engineering is seeking a Design Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of projects, protect client interests, and lead a Design Management Group to meet timelines and quality standards.

You will develop briefs, strategies, and execution plans, chair design reviews, and drive value engineering across multiple procurement approaches. A strong leader will coordinate cross-disciplinary teams and ensure compliance through all stages.