Stewart Construction, a top Irish Contractor with over 120 years of excellence in the industry, is currently seeking a proactive and organised Project Manager to join our growing and supportive team.
You'll work alongside experienced professionals on prestigious commercial, industrial, and educational projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to grow your experience with a company known for delivering high-quality work across Ireland.
You will be working within a well-established team on a variety of prestigious projects. The current workload is exciting and you will be involved at all stages. This is a great opportunity to be part of an expanding team. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to develop and bring added value to your career and gain additional skills with a BIM enabled contractor.
Take full responsibility for the successful delivery of construction projects from award through to completion, handover, and final account.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
Establish project execution plans, key milestones, and delivery strategies to meet client and contractual requirements.
Lead the project team in achieving project objectives while maintaining high standards of professionalism and performance.
Proactively identify and manage project risks, opportunities, constraints, and change throughout the project lifecycle.
Act as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, and key stakeholders.
Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring effective communication throughout all stages of the project.
Lead regular progress meetings and provide accurate reports on programme, commercial performance, quality, safety, and project risks.
Ensure client expectations are managed and contractual obligations are fulfilled.
Develop, monitor, and manage project programmes covering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
Ensure sufficient labour, plant, materials, and subcontract resources are available to meet programme requirements.
Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions where necessary to maintain project milestones and completion dates.
Coordinate design, procurement, and construction activities to ensure efficient project delivery.
Oversee the engineering and technical delivery of the project, ensuring works are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and industry standards.
Manage the design coordination process and ensure technical information is issued to site teams in a timely manner.
Lead the resolution of technical, design, and buildability issues in collaboration with clients, consultants, and project engineers.
Ensure robust engineering controls, inspection procedures, and quality assurance processes are implemented throughout the project.
Review and approve key technical submissions, method statements, temporary works proposals, and construction methodologies.
Maintain overall awareness of project budgets, forecasts, cost performance, and contractual obligations.
Work closely with commercial teams to manage subcontractor accounts, variations, compensation events, and change management processes.
Identify and mitigate commercial risks while maximising project opportunities and efficiencies.
Ensure procurement activities are undertaken in accordance with company procedures and project requirements.
Ensure compliance with project specifications, contractual requirements, and company procedures.
Monitor quality performance through inspections, audits, and review processes.
Ensure Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), quality records, commissioning documentation, and handover information are completed and maintained.
Drive a culture of right-first-time delivery and continuous improvement across the project team.
Maintain accurate project records, documentation, and reporting systems in accordance with company procedures.
Ensure all project information is stored within a structured and auditable filing system.
Monitor project performance against programme, budget, quality, and safety targets.
Prepare and present regular project reports to clients and senior management.
Maintain comprehensive records of project decisions, approvals, changes, risks, and lessons learned.
Lead, motivate, and develop project teams to achieve project and business objectives.
Provide clear direction, support, and mentorship to Project Engineers, Site Engineers, Supervisors, and subcontractors.
Participate and engage fully in company appraisal/performance review processes and constantly work to improve your individual, your team and the wider group’s performance.
Promote collaboration, accountability, and high performance throughout the project team.
Manage team performance in accordance with company policies and procedures and support ongoing professional development.
Promote and uphold the company's values, standards, and reputation in all dealings with clients, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.
Ensure compliance with Health Safety regulations and company policies.
Degree qualified in Engineering or Construction management (further study a distinct advantage).
5+ years’ experience in project management, preferably with a Main Contractor.
Experience of project planning software ASTA or MS Project.
Capable of taking responsibility for large projects with particular emphasis on strong delivery, timescales, cost and budget
Experience leading diverse teams in addition to taking direction.
Must be an excellent communicator and have previous experience working on high quality medium-large scale public and private contracts in various sectors: Pharma/Industrial/Commercial/Education/Health/Data Centers.
Experience in delivering large projects would be a distinct advantage.
Excellent ability to analyse and interpret contractual documents.
Proven excellent analytical and organisational skills, along with superior oral and written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills required.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to a changing work environment are essential.
Services and Structural steel construction experience an advantage
Must be able to effectively communicate technical topics to key stakeholders, management, and team members of both client and project team to influence decisions.
Impeccable attention to detail.
A full driver's licence is required for this role.
Safepass and Manual Handling
Role is fully site based.
