Senior Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Design Build Search is seeking a Senior Project Manager on behalf of our client, an independent project management and cost management consultancy based in Dublin 2. Over the last 20+ years, our client has a built an excellent reputation for themselves by delivering services that satisfy and exceed their client’s goals. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with an experienced Project Management team specialising in a diverse range of projects. The selected candidate can expect to work in the retail, commercial office, data centre, infrastructure, and residential sectors across Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with clients, stakeholders and design teams, always representing the highest level of professional integrity and mannerism in all dealings
• Sustaining a high level of PM delivery and driving an excellent service delivery to all clients and stakeholders.
• Conducting background research, data collection and similar exercises.
• Producing clear and concise project briefs, reports and programmes.
• Manage project costs including fee drawdowns and other non-construction costs where appropriate.
• Drafting briefs, procurement strategy and other strategic project documentation.
• Preparing RFP’s or similar for professional, design team and other consultants as appropriate.
• Compiling tender lists, checking and analysing tenders and drafting tender reports in respect of procurement of professional, design team and other consultants.
• Drafting monthly reports.
• Developing and implementing project handover, defects management and close-out procedures.
• Managing and facilitating lessons learned workshop on completion of project.
• Raise and enhance our market profile including identifying and converting growth opportunities.

Requirements

Civil Engineering/PM/Construction Management Degree. Minimum 6 years’ experience in a similar consultancy. Excellent written and communication skills with an ability to produce project reports. Experience in developing and analysing project programmes using Microsoft Project or similar. Ability to chair project meetings and produce accurate meeting minutes. A good understanding of the Statutory Consents and Building Control Regulations processes. Ability to work on own initiative and the flexibility to adapt to client and project changes.