Senior Project Manager
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Rail Advisory team in Ireland. As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the development of client relationships and driving the growth of our team.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in delivering large transport infrastructure projects, ideally in the rail sector. You will be responsible for leading major rail projects, leveraging your expertise to deliver impactful solutions, and managing a dedicated team within Mott MacDonald.
We value diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We recognize that differences in ability, skills, and experience are a strength and enable us to better serve our clients and communities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Delivery of commission obligations and internal project performance
* Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representatives
* Establishing effective communications across the project delivery, client, and stakeholder teams
* Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making
* Team leadership, resource planning, and management
* Controlling the internal and external commercial aspects of projects across a range of contractual arrangements
Requirements:
* Experience delivering large transport infrastructure projects - ideally rail
* Professional membership – chartered or full membership (either APM or ICE)
* Experience of managing NEC3/4 contracts
* Based in Dublin or Cork (or surrounding areas)
* Substantial project management expertise across a wide range of disciplines, contract/procurement routes, and market sectors
* Experience of managing and leading large project teams to successful outcomes
* High degree of commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues, and the supply chain
* Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
* Flexibility to travel to client sites and other MM offices
* Experience as the named NEC Project Manager on a project
* Technical background or at least demonstrated technical knowledge in rail
* Experience managing the early stages of the transport infrastructure investment cycle, including setting up requirements, transport demand modelling, pre-feasibility studies, strategic business cases