Construction Project Manager

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

The role:

You will lead and manage site-based project management teams on large-scale projects administered under the NEC suite of contracts. Acting as the key liaison between the client, contractor, and design teams, you will ensure that works are delivered safely, to the required quality standards, on time, and within budget.

Your Purpose:

• Lead and coordinate construction project management teams, ensuring effective delivery across all packages of work.
• Act as the NEC Project Manager under the contract, fulfilling all duties required by the NEC suite (primarily NEC3/NEC4 ECC).
• Manage quality control on site, including inspections, test witnessing, and material approvals.
• Ensure works are carried out in compliance with contract specifications, design drawings, statutory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Monitor construction progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Maintain site records, prepare reports, and support project change control processes.
• Proactively engage with the Contractor to encourage a collaborative working relationship while maintaining contractual compliance.
• Review and comment on Contractor submissions, including Method Statements, Inspection and Test Plans, and Health and Safety Plans.
• Report non-conformances, safety observations, and issues promptly and professionally.
• Support the client and project management teams in risk management, early warning notifications, compensation event assessments, and other NEC processes.
  Mentor and develop junior site staff.

What you can bring:

• Relevant degree (Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline) or equivalent professional experience.
• Chartered status (e.g., CEng, MCIOB, ChPP) or working towards chartership is preferred.
• Relevant post-graduate experience, with experience in managing large civil engineering / infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of the NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts, particularly the Project Manager role.
• Experience working on transportation, rail, utilities, or large infrastructure projects highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and clients.
• Commitment to high standards of safety, quality, and environmental management.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel as required across project locations.

About Us:
At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment, Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our 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 we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
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 ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.