Senior Project Manager

Lawler Consulting; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension

Bike to work scheme

Professional subscriptions paid

Job summary

Lawler Consulting, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm based in Kilkenny, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead mechanical and electrical projects across sectors. The role focuses on delivering on time and budget while coordinating with design teams and clients.

The ideal candidate has a trade qualification, 5+ years in building services supervision, strong communication, and a proactive, independent work style.

Qualifications

• Holder of a Trade Qualification in a Mechanical or Electrical field (Level 6 Advanced Craft or equivalent).
• 5+ years' experience in management & supervision of mechanical &/or electrical installations (Building Services).
• Good understanding of Electrical &/or Mechanical Systems (Building Services).
• Experience of client, project team & contractor interaction.
• Knowledge of Irish Building Regulations, CIBSE, Irish Electrical Regulations and health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate drawings and specifications with the design department and site team.
• Liaise with client and design team daily/weekly to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Prepare Building Regulations M&E inspection plan and M&E input into compliance documents.
• Attend weekly site meetings and M&E coordination meetings for services installation.
• Review submittals and prepare site-specific method statements for outages and upgrades.
• Manage alterations to utilities and provide information to PSCS/PSDP.
• Advise on cost reduction via value engineering and material reuse.

Skills

Communication

Independence

Attention to detail

Initiative

Project management

On-site problem solving

Education

Trade qualification (Mech/Elec)

5+ years experience in Building Services supervision

Job description

Full Time, Permanent

Lawler Consulting is a successful multi-disciplinary engineering business. Our Head Office is based in Kilkenny and a client base that stretches across Ireland, UK, Europe and the Middle East.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Team to work on a range of projects across multiple sectors.

Our award-winning practice has successfully completed in excess of 5,000 commissions, which has cultivated a wealth of in-house experience that is demonstrated through its unrivalled competence in our sustainable design process, efficient project management and rigorous cost control during the construction phase.

Requirements:

• Holder of a Trade Qualification in a Mechanical or Electrical field - Level 6 Advanced Craft Certification or equivalent.
• Have 5 + Years' Experience in the management & supervision of mechanical & or Electrical installations (Building Services).
• A good understanding of Electrical & or Mechanical Systems (Building Services).
• Experience of client, project team & contractor interaction.
• An understanding of Irish Building Regulations, CIBSE Design Guides, Irish Electrical Regulations, Irish & British Standards and Health & Safety Regulations.

The ideal Candidate:

• Shall be a good Communicator with the ability to work well with others in a multi functional project team.
• Be proactive with a strong ability to work independently and without supervision.
• Have an excellent level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Be Self-motivated and willing to demonstrate initiative.
• Have the ability to Project Manage a number of sites concurrently (with support from our Design Department).
• Have the ability to efficiently & promptly deal with issues on site as they arise.
• Work closely with the Design Department to ensure Drawings & Specifications for projects on site are kept up to date & key information is delivered to site in a timely manner.
• Liasing with Client & Design Team on a daily / weekly basis to ensure the smooth delivery of the Projects on Time & on Budget.
• Liaise with and provide information to the PSDP (Project Supervisor Design Phase) for the preparation of the Health and Safety File.
• Liaise with and provide production information to the PSCS (Project Supervisor Construction Stage).
• Ability to Prepare Building Control Regulations M&E inspection plan and M&E input into the Certificate of Compliance Design.
• Attend Weekly Site Meetings Monitor the installation of all parts of the mechanical and electrical works carried out in connection with the Project.
• Attend weekly Mechanical & Electrical Co-ordination meetings to plan setting out & co-ordination of the services installation.
• Review & sign off technical submittals of plant & materials associated with the Projects.
• Review & prepare site specific method statements for scheduled power outages, upgrades, integration of new Mechanical & Electrical systems into existing.
• Manage the alterations and embellishments of utilities supplies such as ESB, Gas & Telecoms.
• Ability to efficiently & promptly deal with issues on site as they arise.
• Provide advice to Client & Design Team throughout the Project on cost reduction through value engineering and where possible the re-use of materials & systems.
• At periodic intervals appropriate to the stage of construction visit the Works to inspect the progress and quality of the Works and to determine that they are being executed generally in accordance with the Contract Documents.
• Witness and sign off on all the emergency systems installed in connection with the Project.
• Schedule & Witness commissioning of all Air & Water Systems.
• Witness the commissioning of the mechanical and electrical works carried out in connection with the project.
• Gather information for and issue the relevant ancillary certificates for submission to Building Control.
• On Practical Completion carry out a detailed snag of each Site.
• Manage the handover of the As Built Drawings and Documentation.
• Carry out a review of the Safety File.
• Provide analysis on all Mechanical and Electrical variations submitted in the final account and assess their credibility.

Benefits:

What we’re offering:

• Private healthcare fully subsidised
• Pension
• Great work-life balance
• Bike to work scheme
• Professional subscription fees paid monthly
• Supporting role in achieving Chartership e.g. IEI, CIBSE and Chartership application support
• Fast-moving and challenging projects
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects
• Working on projects championing innovative designs & systems