Rail Project Director

About the Opportunity

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland. We are currently seeking a Rail Project Director to join the Transportation team based in Dublin, Dundalk, Cork, or Galway office. The individual would join the business at Technical Director or Director grade.

Responsibilities

• Project Director role on multi-disciplinary transportation projects.
• Project Manager role on major railway infrastructure projects.
• 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.

About You

Desirable Skills/attributes:

• Educated to degree level (level 8/9 engineering degree).
• Relevant years’ postgraduate experience, primarily in a consultancy environment.
• Chartered with Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional institution.
• Experience in the delivery of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects in Ireland/UK.
• Experience managing contracts on behalf of clients as Employer’s Representative or NEC Project Manager.
• Experience of all stages of a project life cycle.
• Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with fellow 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.

Benefits

AtkinsRéalis puts Environment, Sustainability, and Health & Safety at the heart of the business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.

About Company

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.