Senior NEC Project Manager

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech, Inc. seeks a Senior NEC Project Manager to lead NEC delivery on a landmark water and wastewater scheme in North Dublin. The role focuses on contract leadership, client representation, and managing complex interfaces with contractors on a major infrastructure programme.

The position is on-site in North Dublin with hybrid possibilities, starting from September 2026. It offers exposure to a nationally significant project with long-term public impact and a collaboration with senior

Qualifications

• Accreditation as an NEC Project Manager is required.
• A degree, higher diploma or equivalent in engineering, construction, project management or a related technical discipline is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead NEC contract administration for the Greater Dublin Drainage programme.
• Act as principal client representative for NEC administration and contract decision-making.
• Manage day-to-day contractor interface across submissions, correspondence, payment, and change control.

Skills

NEC Contract Leadership

Stakeholder Interface

Commercial & Contractual Control

Leadership & Team Coordination

Contract Management

Education

Engineering degree or higher diploma

Job description

T etra Tech is looking for a Senior NEC Project Manager to Shape one of Ireland’s most significant infrastructure programmes and lead NEC delivery on a landmark water and wastewater scheme with real long-term public impact.

Purpose & Scope of the Role

This Senior NEC Project Manager role provides senior contract management and delivery leadership for the Greater Dublin Drainage programme. You will act as the principal client representative for NEC administration and contract decision-making, leading day-to-day contractor interface management across submissions, correspondence, payment, commercial processes and change control.

Your Impact in this position

In the short term, you will establish robust NEC contract administration, build trusted relationships with the contractor and client teams, and create confidence in commercial governance, decision-making and change control.

In the medium term, you will play a central role in delivering the early works and shaping the approach to the larger construction packages, gaining exposure to a nationally significant infrastructure programme with genuine complexity.

Over the longer term, this role offers continuity across multiple delivery phases, deep specialist experience in NEC on major water and tunnelling infrastructure, and strong visibility at senior level. For the right person, it is a standout opportunity to contribute to a legacy project of real public importance.

Core Capability 1: NEC Contract Leadership

You will be an accredited NEC Project Manager with the confidence to administer the contract consistently and rigorously. You will make timely, well-reasoned decisions, manage early warnings and compensation events, and apply NEC principles with discipline while keeping delivery moving.

Core Capability 2: Complex Infrastructure Delivery

You will bring proven experience of major infrastructure delivery, ideally on schemes above €100 million, or strong experience in the €50 million to €100 million range. Experience in wastewater, sewerage, large-diameter pipelines or trenchless and tunnelling works will be highly valuable in this technically demanding environment.

Core Capability 3: Stakeholder and Client Interface Management

This is a highly visible client-facing role. You will work confidently with the contractor, client commercial team, NEC Supervisor, technical leads and wider project stakeholders, balancing competing priorities while protecting the client’s contractual position and maintaining strong working relationships.

Core Capability 4: Commercial and Contractual Control

You will oversee payments, schedules, change management, correspondence and commercial administration with precision. Working closely with commercial colleagues, you will help control cost, manage claims appropriately, record decisions accurately and challenge non-compliant works where needed.

Core Capability 5: Leadership and Team Coordination

You will lead a small team of commercial and technical specialists, bringing structure, pace and clarity to a complex delivery setting. This is a leadership role built on calm authority, collaboration and the ability to keep momentum across a long-duration programme.

Training, Qualifications and Experience

Accreditation as an NEC Project Manager is required. A degree, higher diploma or equivalent in engineering, construction, project management or a related technical discipline is expected, alongside substantial experience in major infrastructure delivery. Professional membership and additional development in NEC, commercial management, tunnelling or health and safety leadership would be advantageous.

This role is based on site in North Dublin and will initially be full-time on site to meet client requirements. The office is a temporary but well-equipped project facility. Hybrid or flexible working may be explored, but the role will remain primarily site-based due to the nature of the client interface and delivery responsibilities. The position is available immediately, with an expected start from September 2026 onwards, and relocation support may be considered for the right candidate joining from elsewhere in the UK or Ireland.

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Whyjoin Tetra Tech?

TetraTech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services workingacross the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide rangeofexpertiseacross our teams, providing a global support networkwith a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand wherewe can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supportsindividual performance, innovation, and creativity.

Wesupport public and private sector clients on local, national, and internationalprojects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in theUK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees whoareLeading with Science®to solve our clients’ most complexproblems.

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