Senior Project Manager (Civil or Structural)

Rent a Recruiter; Connacht; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training and professional development

Employee recognition program

Work remotely from another country (up

Job summary

Rent a Recruiter is partnering with a growing infrastructure construction company to hire a Senior Project Manager with a civil/structural engineering background for the Galway or Dublin offices. The role offers a hybrid model with three days in the office and a focus on delivering multidisciplinary projects across public and private sectors.

You will lead client-facing projects from concept to completion, manage budgets, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards chartership.
• Experience managing projects from commencement to handover.
• Good communication skills and ability to prioritise and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects as a client-facing Project Manager, ensuring successful delivery.
• Contribute to innovative and high-quality engineering solutions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and graduates.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, reports, and specifications.
• Preparation of project reports (Planning, Tender, Construction Stage).
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Financial management of project delivery.
• Act as primary client liaison, ensuring clear communication and project alignment.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Project management

Leadership

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Location:

Galway (or alternatively Dublin)

Working Model:

Hybrid (3 days in office).

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a growing and ambitious infrastructure construction company, with offices across Ireland. They are looking for a Senior Project Manager (with a civil / structural engineering background) to join their Galway office, or alternatively Dublin. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary environment on diverse public and private projects.

• Competitive salary package.
• Training and professional development.
• Employee recognition program.
• Work remotely from another country for up to 20 days each year.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects as a client-facing Project Manager, ensuring successful delivery.
• Contribute to innovative and high-quality engineering solutions.
• The candidate should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible, willing to take responsibility and comfortable working as part of a team.
• Lead and manage engineering projects from concept to completion.
• Act as the primary client liaison, ensuring clear communication and project alignment.
• Financial management of project delivery.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and graduates.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, reports, and specifications.
• Preparation of project reports (Planning, Tender, Construction Stage).

Business Development & Client Engagement

• Support business growth by building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Assist in preparing proposals, bids, and tender documentation.
• Identify new opportunities and contribute to strategic planning.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartership.
• Experience managing projects from commencement to handover.
• Good communication skills and can prioritise and manage workload effectively.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Our client seeks to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. They strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.