Senior Project Manager Lifecycle and Capital Works

Elite Talent Hub; Leinster; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance bonus

Permanent full-time

Job summary

Elite Talent Hub is assisting a leading international facilities management and services provider in recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead lifecycle and capital works across a portfolio of PPP education facilities. The role is regional with a Dublin base and reports to the Contracts Director, with an additional line to the Divisional Director.

You will own projects from planning and feasibility through to build, handover and final account, managing end-to-end delivery with governance, risk

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in quantity surveying, building services, building surveying, construction or project management.
• Proven senior project or programme management experience, ideally with a contractor or across a property portfolio.
• Strong commercial and cost management experience including budgets, cost control, valuations and final accounts.
• Technical bias with a sound understanding of building services and building fabric.
• Experience managing projects end to end, from planning and execution through to build and handover.
• Project office experience with governance, reporting and risk management.
• Working knowledge of health and safety law and construction regulations.
• Supply chain, procurement and contractor management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the annual PPP lifecycle and capital projects pipeline, with circa €3-4 million of spend each year.
• Review project requests, analyse feasibility and deliverability, and manage client and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed programme schedules aligned with budget objectives, resource availability and delivery timelines.
• Establish, monitor and control lifecycle and capital budgets, managing risk and identifying value engineering opportunities.
• Lead coordination across surveying, engineering, construction, procurement and regulatory teams, reporting regularly to senior leadership, clients and partners.
• Manage contractors, consultants and suppliers, including procurement, contract negotiation and performance, working closely with the framework vendor.
• Review and sense-check scope, and support scope development to best achieve client goals.
• Control works and contractor programmes to best-practice health and safety standards, on budget and on time.
• Identify and log project risks, share them with the management team and allocate risk owners.
• Provide governance and technical oversight to operational teams across the portfolio.
• Establish and lead the account reconciliation process for completed works.
• Ensure all works comply with relevant legislation, codes, environmental standards and safety regulations.

Skills

Senior project management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Quantity Surveying / Building Services / Building Surveying / Construction / Project Management

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Lifecycle & Capital Works

Elite Talent Hub is a specialist in permanent staffing solutions for clients both nationally and internationally.

Our client is a leading international facilities management and services provider. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead lifecycle and capital works across a portfolio of PPP education facilities. This is a regional role with a Dublin base. You will report to the Contracts Director, with an additional line to the Divisional Director.

This is a technical and commercial role. You will manage circa €3-4 million of lifecycle and capital spend each year. You will own each project from planning and feasibility through to build, handover and final account. Senior project management experience with a contractor or across a property portfolio, or a quantity surveying background, would suit this role well.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver the annual PPP lifecycle and capital projects pipeline, with circa €3-4 million of spend each year.
• Review project requests, analyse feasibility and deliverability, and manage client and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed programme schedules aligned with budget objectives, resource availability and delivery timelines.
• Establish, monitor and control lifecycle and capital budgets, managing risk and identifying value engineering opportunities.
• Lead coordination across surveying, engineering, construction, procurement and regulatory teams, reporting regularly to senior leadership, clients and partners.
• Manage contractors, consultants and suppliers, including procurement, contract negotiation and performance, working closely with the framework vendor.
• Review and sense-check scope, and support scope development to best achieve client goals.
• Control works and contractor programmes to best-practice health and safety standards, on budget and on time.
• Identify and log project risks, share them with the management team and allocate risk owners.
• Provide governance and technical oversight to operational teams across the portfolio.
• Establish and lead the account reconciliation process for completed works.
• Ensure all works comply with relevant legislation, codes, environmental standards and safety regulations.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent in quantity surveying, building services, building surveying, construction or project management.
• Proven senior project or programme management experience, ideally gained with a contractor or across a property portfolio.
• A quantity surveying background or strong commercial and cost management experience, including budgets, cost control, valuations and final accounts.
• A technical bias, with a sound understanding of building services and building fabric.
• Experience managing projects end to end, from planning and execution through to build and handover.
• Project office experience, with strong governance, reporting and risk management.
• Working knowledge of health and safety law and construction regulations.
• Supply chain, procurement and contractor management experience.
• Ability to stay focused on day-to-day performance while pursuing longer‑term opportunities.

What's on Offer:

• Permanent full-time position with a leading international facilities management provider
• Total package of circa €100,000
• Car allowance of €6,000
• Performance bonus of up to 10%
• Senior, high‑visibility role leading a significant lifecycle and capital programme