Senior Transport Programme Director | Infrastructure Delivery

Grant Thornton; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an experienced senior project leader (Associate Director/Director) to join our Consulting practice with a focus on transport. You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver major transport and infrastructure programmes, providing strategic advisory, governance, and assurance services to support investments.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and integration across complex capital projects, with opportunities to shape client strategy and expand

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field. Master’s degree or relevant professional certification (PMP, PRINCE2, APM) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading and advising on major transport and infrastructure programmes, supporting client organisations and senior leadership teams to strengthen programme governance, assurance and delivery performance across major capital investments.
• Defining and driving projects across all stages of the project life cycle, from initiation to delivery, implementation and benefits realisation.
• Establishing and overseeing programme-wide governance, monitoring and assurance frameworks while managing complex interfaces, interdependencies and multi-contract delivery arrangements across large-scale infrastructure programmes.
• Leading and mentoring multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration across client organisations, delivery partners, contractors, regulators and other key stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field

Master's degree or relevant professional certification (PMP, PRINCE2, APM) strongly preferred

Job description

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an experienced senior project leader (Associate Director/Director) to join our Consulting practice with a focus on transport. You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver major transport and infrastructure programmes, providing strategic advisory, governance, and assurance services to support investments.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and integration across complex capital projects, with opportunities to shape client strategy and expand