UKI Business Consulting - Infrastructure Advisory - Programme & Project Manager, Manager / Sr. M

EY; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Discounted health insurance

Web Doctor – Free online GP

Hybrid Working

Annual leave – additional

Free Gym membership

Travel Pass

Maternity & Paternity leave

Bike to work Scheme

Recognition Awards

Cash incentives for referrals

Tech MBA paid by EY

Wellness rooms

Job summary

EY is seeking experienced Project & Programme Managers to support the growth of its Infrastructure Advisory team in Dublin, delivering complex capital programmes across energy, water, transport, housing and healthcare sectors. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks and budgets, and provide practical, evidence-based recommendations to clients worldwide.

The role focuses on defining operating models, mobilising projects, and ensuring delivery across time, cost and quality

Qualifications

• 3rd level educational qualification in Engineering, Construction, or a related field.
• 7-20 years' experience delivering large-scale engineering infrastructure projects.
• Experience in consulting or similar client facing role.
• Multidisciplinary experience including project management, engineering feasibility and design, contract management and procurement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in managing complex programmes.
• Good understanding of project governance and change management principles.
• Knowledge of regulations, standards, and best practices in infrastructure development and construction.
• Desirable: PRINCE2 or PMP qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support client account management activities, including project resourcing, financial management, and quality and risk management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and EY colleagues to support business development across EY.
• Communicate effectively with EY senior management and support the development, management and motivation of high-performing teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of EY service offerings and proactively identify opportunities to enhance client value.
• Support team development activities, including coaching, mentoring, performance reviews and training initiatives.

Skills

Programme management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering degree

Construction background

Job description

UKI Business Consulting - Infrastructure Advisory - Programme & Project Manager, Manager / Sr. M

Location: Dublin 2

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: Oct 14, 2026

Requisition ID: 1622798

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

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UKI Business Consulting - Infrastructure Advisory - Programme and Project Manager, Manager / Senior Manager

General Information

Location: Dublin

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: NO

Business Area: UKIBusiness Consulting

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

The Team and the opportunity

To continue the successful growth of our Infrastructure Advisory (IA) team within EY’s Consulting practice, we are looking for experienced and motivated Project & Programme Managers (PM) with a background in delivering complex, high‑value infrastructure programmes.

Our IA team is committed to delivering exceptional client services across a range of sectors including energy, utilities, transport, water, gas, telecoms, housing, and healthcare.

Our aim is to become the Trusted Advisor to our clients throughout the construction and operational phases of national capital programmes by leveraging:

• Our people and their extensive industry experience
• Existing processes and relationships
• Our global EY experience across the Infrastructure & Capital projects lifecycle

Your key responsibilities

To support the continued growth of EY’s IA business, we are currently hiring Project & Programme Managers with an engineering/technical or construction related background.

• Work directly with EY’s infrastructure clients across our focus sectors (energy, water, transport, gas, telecoms, housing, and healthcare) to deliver insight led solutions that meet client needs.
• Advise clients on challenges related to the delivery of capital and infrastructure projects and programmes, providing practical and evidence-based recommendations.
• Project set-up and mobilisation, defining the operating model and delivery strategy.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure project deliverables are managed effectively in line with agreed time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Ensure project plans, logs (e.g., Risks, assumptions, issues, dependency logs) and budgets are managed effectively.
• Support the delivery major project/programme activities throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Integrate data and information from multiple sources to generate insights, sharing technical, sector, and market knowledge relevant to client engagements.
• Apply knowledge, experience and expertise to shape services to clients with limited direction, including development of high-quality work products and presentation of project outputs, as required.
• Participate in, and where appropriate lead, smaller engagements, workstreams, or defined project components.
• Assess the maturity of programme management and/or operational arrangements for infrastructure programmes and support the implementation of improvement recommendations.

Internal Responsibilities

• Support client account management activities, including project resourcing, financial management, and quality and risk management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and EY colleagues to support business develop across EY.
• Communicate effectively with EY senior management and support the development, management and motivation of high-performing teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of EY service offerings and proactively identify opportunities to enhance client value.
• Support team development activities, including:
  • Coaching, and mentoring.
  • Conducting performance reviews and contributing to feedback.
  • Supporting recruitment, retention and training initiatives.
  • Maintaining continuous technical and professional development.
  • Understanding, applying, and communicating workplace policies and procedures.

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 3rd level educational qualification in Engineering, Construction, or a related field.
• Project / Programme Manager – Approx. 7-20 years’ experience delivering large scale engineering infrastructure projects in line with the responsibilities outlined above.
• Ideal candidates will have:
  • Experience in consulting or similar client facing role.
  • Multidisciplinary experience including project management, engineering feasibility and design, contract management and procurement.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in managing complex programmes.
  • Good understanding of project governance and change management principles.
  • Knowledge of industry-specific regulations, standards, and best practices in infrastructure development and construction.
  • Demonstrated leadership capability with a proactive, delivery‑focused approach.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex data sets and develop actionable insights.
  • Additional professional qualifications, such as PRINCE2® or PMP, are desirable.

What we look for

• We are looking for experienced, delivery-focused professionals who can lead complex infrastructure programmes, build trusted client relationships, and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• You will bring a commercial and solutions-focused mindset, strong leadership capability, and the confidence to navigate ambiguity while delivering high-quality outcomes in complex project environments.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs: covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a waythat’sright for you.

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Pension
• Discounted health insurance
• Web Doctor – Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Hybrid Working
• Free Gym membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Bike to work Scheme
• Recognition Awards
• Cash incentives for referrals
• Tech MBA paid by EY
• Wellness rooms available in some offices

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential.You’llbe embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

To help create the best experience during the recruitment process, please describe any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

EY | Building a better working world

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