Senior Project Manager - Cork, Ireland

RINA Piraeus Team; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Health Insurance

Pension

Job summary

RINA is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Cork, Ireland to lead planning, coordination and delivery of complex work packages across engineering, regulatory, planning, commercial, procurement and finance streams. The role requires strong project controls discipline and the ability to translate complex data into clear outputs for governance and decision-making.

Based in Cork with a weekly hybrid pattern (3 days in office, 2 days at home), you will manage multi-disciplinary teams, gate processes,

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years post-qualification project management experience.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure/capital projects and related programmes.
• Strong knowledge of project controls and governance frameworks.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across technical, commercial, regulatory.
• Experience in integrated client–consultant–contractor delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery management of assigned work packages with clear scope, milestones, deliverables and ownership.
• Implement and maintain project controls including risk, issues, dependencies, schedule, cost and change management processes.
• Support governance and assurance activities, including management reports and stage-gate documentation.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and interfaces with internal teams, consultants, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Monitor delivery performance, provide timely reporting and escalate issues; support corrective actions.
• Support programme integration and ensure work packages align with wider priorities and governance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance & assurance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Cork, Ireland

Posting Date: 19 Oct 2026

City: Dublin

Location: Dublin, Ireland, D02 HW77

Contract Type: Fixed-Term

Division: Energy Engineering Project Management

Level of experience: Senior

Exceptional Senior Project Manager needed to support one of Ireland’s critical strategic Maritime programmes.

This is a senior role suited to someone who is comfortable operating across a range of capabilities including engineering,
regulatory, planning, commercial, procurement & finance and will be responsible for ensuring
effective coordination, control and integration of activities across these workstreams.

The successful candidate will bring strong project controls discipline, sound judgement, and the ability to translate complex project information into clear, practical outputs that support delivery and management decision-making.

This role will be based in Cork, Ireland. Weekly hybrid working: 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery management of assigned work packages, ensuring clear scope, milestones, deliverables and ownership are established and maintained.
• Implement and maintain appropriate project controls, including risk, issue, dependency, schedule, cost and change management processes.
• Support governance and assurance activities, including preparation of management reports, governance papers, decision packs and stage-gate documentation.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and work package interfaces, ensuring effective collaboration between internal teams, consultants, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Monitor delivery performance, provide timely reporting and escalation of issues, and support corrective actions to ensure work packages remain aligned with programme objectives.
• Support programme integration activities and ensure assigned work packages are coordinated with wider programme priorities, dependencies and governance arrangements.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years post qualification experience delivering project management services on major infrastructure, major capital project sectors, energy, utility or regulated industry programmes.
• Experience managing complex work packages within large-scale capital projects, nationally significant infrastructure programmes, or programmes of a similar scale, nature and complexity to the Project.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, governance, assurance processes, programme governance frameworks, stage-gate approval processes and project assurance methodologies.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across technical, commercial and regulatory environments.
• Experience working within integrated client, consultant and contractor delivery environment
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills.

About RINA

RINA is a global engineering consultancy, working for the Energy, Marine, Defence, Infrastructure and Industrial sectors. We have been at the forefront of providing innovative engineering solutions for more than 150 years, assisting clients to deliver in the most effective, safe and sustainable way. RINA employs c7,000 staff, operating in 70 countries. #LI-JB3

• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays)
• Health Insurance
• Pension

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind.