Rail Project Director - Key Infrastructure Projects
JOB_53540041123967Job type
PermanentLocation
SwordsWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
ConstructionIndustry
ConstructionPay
Annual Salary DOEClosing date
22 Nov 2025
Rail Project Director - Leading Consultancy - Key Transport Infrastructure Projects
Rail Project Director – Leading Consultancy – Key Transport Infrastructure Projects
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Your New Company
Your new company is one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland. At the core of their business is the Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety. They strive to support their clients with their significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience. They are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland, and they were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
Your New Role
In your new role as Rail Project Director, you will assume the Project Director role on multidisciplinary transportation projects and a Project Manager role on major railway infrastructure projects.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Contract/Commercial management ownership.
- Liaising with Engineering Directors/Managers to successfully manage the design process.
- Line management and mentoring of more junior staff, including Senior Project Managers.
- Developing tender proposals, leading bids and winning new commissions.
What You Need to Succeed
- Educated to degree level (level 8/9 engineering degree).
- Relevant years of postgraduate experience, primarily in a consultancy environment.
- Chartered with Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional institution.
- Experience in the delivery of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects in Ireland/UK.
- Experience managing contracts on behalf of clients as Employers Representative or NEC Project Manager.
- Experience of all stages of a project life cycle.
- Ability to manage a multidisciplinary design team.
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, delivery partners and team members to ensure successful results and effective delivery.
- Confidence to challenge the status quo and think outside the box.
- Effective communicator (written, verbal & presentations).
- A willingness to develop and build client relationships.
- Full driving licence.
What You Get in Return
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave
- Mileage reclaimable as an expense
- International remote working days
- Hybrid working
- The opportunity to work on exciting, crucial infrastructure projects
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Rail Project Director - Key Infrastructure ProjectsJOB_535400411239672025-11-032025-11-22
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