Energy Project Manager

Role overview

This position is for experienced Project & Programme Managers and Assistant Project Managers with backgrounds in engineering or construction capital projects. The work sits within a Transformation Delivery team focused on major capital programmes across sectors such as energy, utilities, transport, gas, telecoms, housing, healthcare, water, and wider infrastructure. The role is based in Dublin or Cork and follows a hybrid model with mostly remote working and occasional visits to client offices or sites when needed.

The team supports clients through the construction and operational stages of major capital programmes, combining industry knowledge, established processes, and global delivery experience to provide trusted advisory support.

Core responsibilities

The role involves close collaboration with infrastructure clients to develop practical solutions and guidance for the delivery of capital projects and programmes.

• Work directly with clients in sectors including energy, utilities, water, gas, telecoms, and infrastructure.
• Provide advice on the challenges associated with delivering capital projects and programmes.
• Support project setup and mobilisation, including defining delivery strategy and operating model.
• Help keep project deliverables on track for time, cost, and quality.
• Maintain project plans, issue logs, risk logs, assumption logs, dependency logs, and budgets effectively.
• Contribute to major project and programme delivery from initiation through closure.
• Use technical, sector, and market knowledge to turn data into useful insight.
• Develop high-quality work products and presentations with limited supervision.
• Lead or contribute to small engagements or workstreams where needed.
• Assess programme management or operational maturity and implement improvement recommendations.
• Produce strong business writing and communicate clearly with stakeholders, including senior leaders, through meetings, presentations, and reports.
• Continuously improve internal processes and procedures.
• Support client account management, including team recruitment, financial management of engagements, and quality/risk oversight.
• Build client and colleague relationships that help create new business opportunities.
• Support presentations and proposals for medium to highly complex projects.
• Work effectively with senior management and help build, lead, and motivate high-performing teams.
• Understand service offerings and identify ways to better support clients.
• Strengthen internal relationships across consulting and other service lines.
• Support team development through coaching, mentoring, performance reviews, feedback, recruiting, retention, and training.
• Maintain ongoing learning to keep technical skills up to date.
• Follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures.

Requirements

• A third-level qualification in engineering, construction, or a related discipline.
• For Assistant Project Manager roles, around 3 to 6 years of experience as a Project Engineer or Project Coordinator delivering engineering capital projects.
• For Project / Programme Manager roles, around 6 to 20 years of experience delivering large-scale engineering capital projects.
• Experience in consulting or another client-facing environment is preferred.
• Practical experience across project management, engineering design, contract management, and procurement is desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with proven ability to manage complex programmes.
• Good understanding of project governance and change management principles.
• Additional qualifications such as PRINCE2® or PMP are an advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive pay package.
• Flexible working support and career development opportunities.
• Tailored benefits package with options covering holidays, health and wellbeing, insurance, savings, discounts, offers, and promotions.
• Support and coaching from experienced colleagues.
• Opportunities to learn new skills and advance your career.
• Freedom and flexibility to manage your role in a way that works best for you.
• Pension.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Discounted health insurance.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family.
• Recognition awards.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Cash incentives for referrals.
• Hybrid working.
• Work mobile.
• Free gym membership.
• Employer-paid TECH MBA.
• Travel pass.
• Wellness rooms in some offices.
• Inclusive employer with openness to flexible working arrangements.
• Support for work-life balance while allowing for client-site travel when required.
• Continuous learning, career customization, transformative leadership support, and a diverse and inclusive culture.

Additional information

This employer emphasizes inclusion, flexibility, professional growth, and career progression. Employees are supported from day one with learning opportunities, coaching, and development resources. Hybrid working is available to provide additional flexibility and autonomy, while client-facing professionals may need to travel regularly and sometimes work from client sites.

Interested candidates are invited to share their CV by email.