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Job Title: Programme Manager
Based: Ballymount, Dublin 12
Reporting to: Managing Director

Purpose: The purpose of this role is to oversee a broad range of projects to support the Go-Ahead Ireland business to achieve its strategic objectives.

Why you should apply for this role?

Go-Ahead Ireland is a dynamic and fast growing organisation right at the heart of communities in the greater Dublin area. We’re looking for a highly collaborative and organised Programme Manager, to join our management team to help further this growth. An integral part of the leadership team, you will work with colleagues in Operations, Engineering, HR, Health & Safety and Finance, helping support initiatives and projects that keep more than 2 million customers moving each month. If this sounds like the organisation for you, read on and find out more about the role and the person we are looking for.

Key Responsibilities and tasks

Strategic Alignment: Map individual projects to overarching business strategies and corporate goals.
Governance Frameworks: Define, implement, and police governance rules across all active projects.
Dependency Management: Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts, resource constraints, and overlapping workstreams.
Financial Oversight: Manage the master programme budget, funding channels, and capital allocation.
Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary liaison between executive leadership and project teams.
Risk Management: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate program-wide risks and operational blockers.
Benefits Realisation: Measure and report on the tangible financial and operational value delivered by the programme.
Team Leadership: Act as a key point of contact to encourage cross-functional team collaboration.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

Essential:

Methodological Knowledge: Mastery of structured frameworks like PRINCE2®, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), or Agile.
Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to translate high-level executive vision into operational project plans.
Financial Acumen: Advanced skills in budgeting, cost monitoring, and building business cases.
Communication: Exceptional negotiation and presentation skills tailored for all levels of an organisation.
Tools Proficiency: Expert use of enterprise software like MS Project, or Monday.com

Preferred:

Years of Practice: 3–5+ years of project and programme leadership experience.
Scale: Documented success leading complex initiatives with cross-functional dependencies.
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related technical field

Benefits

Optional Contribution Pension Scheme
Annual Bonus
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Parents leave
Free travel on all our services (36 bus routes in Greater Dublin Area)
Bike to work scheme

Key General Responsibilities:

To act in a manner as to ensure the health, safety, welfare, environment and fire safety of yourself and others in the organisation as well as any clients and visitors.
Ensure that you and any guests to any company premises understand emergency and evacuation arrangements.
Ensure your working environment is maintained in a safe and tidy condition. To act proactively in identifying and any unsafe practices or safety risks in the organisation and reporting these through the appropriate channels.
Ensure adherence to all relevant company and Go-Ahead group company policies and procedures.

Note:
This job description serves as a guide and is not exhaustive. Employees are expected to comply with any instructions from Company Officials.

To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, please send an up to date cover letter and CV to [email protected] with the Job Title in the subject line by end of day Thursday 23rd July 2026.

Apply by:
23:59, Thu 23rd Jul

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