Senior Rail Programme Director – Signalling, Civils & OLE (Flexible)

Matchtech Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead senior rail programmes in Ireland, spanning signalling, civils and overhead line electrification. You will shape delivery strategy, align multi-disciplinary teams and act as the principal interface with clients and stakeholders across major Irish rail projects.

This role requires a track record of delivering complex, regulated rail infrastructure, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to mentor senior managers while ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Project Director or Senior PM in rail.
• Strong technical understanding across signalling, civils, and OLE.
• Experience delivering complex rail programmes in regulated environments.
• Excellent client-facing leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Overall leadership and governance of complex rail projects and programmes.
• Strategic oversight of signalling, civils, and OLE disciplines, ensuring integration.
• Senior client interface with Iarnród Éireann, TII, NTA and delivery partners.
• Setting delivery strategy, programme controls, and commercial governance.
• Leading multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and delivery teams.
• Oversight of risk, assurance, change control, and performance reporting.
• Mentoring senior managers and building local capability within the Irish rail market.
• Ensuring compliance with Irish and European safety, regulatory, and engineering standards.

Skills

Leadership

Rail experience

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulatory aware

Job description

Matchtech Group is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead senior rail programmes in Ireland, spanning signalling, civils and overhead line electrification. You will shape delivery strategy, align multi-disciplinary teams and act as the principal interface with clients and stakeholders across major Irish rail projects.

This role requires a track record of delivering complex, regulated rail infrastructure, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to mentor senior managers while ensuring