Account Manager

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.  

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.   

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Account Manager to set up our Consulting ROI team. With shared office space in Dublin, we welcome applications from Account Manager across Ireland.

The role

As our business expands, we are seeking to recruit a Account Manager to manage our Dublin Office. You will be accountable for successfully securing and delivering a programme of projects to meet our Client’s needs. Reporting to the Associate Director, you will provide strategic leadership to and teams working within your business area

• Integrate safety within everything we do
• Develop and maintain specific client relationship(s), with regular reviews of project performance, and active management of issues
• Inspire team to delight the client
• Accountable for the performance of the P&L across the Programme
• Identify and own key opportunities within the Programme and make resources available to secure work against these
• Set direction and targets for Programme and communicate these effectively to all team members
• Communicate market intelligence and suspects/opportunities identified as a result of this to the Business Development team
• Keep Associate Director informed of Programme performance at an appropriate level
• Agreeing and owning budgetary targets for turnover and margin within the Programme and reporting progress monthly against these
• Work with the Business Development team to identify opportunities and provide appropriate resources to convert these into secured orders
• Establish desirable and required attributes of the Programme and ‘what matters most for each of the stakeholders
• Segregate the Programme into manageable Projects and agree on the appointment of appropriate and competent Discipline Leads and Project Managers
• Regularly review the resource and project plans with the Project Directors across the Programme to identify and/or pre-empt resourcing conflicts.
• Present performance of the Programme at monthly finance review meetings with the Business Director, explaining any variances and providing amended forecast figures where necessary
• Delivery of, or exceeding project commercial and financial performance targets through rigorous management of costs, billing and change control, and driving commercial best practice
• Recognise when issues need to be escalated to the client and stakeholders and when compromises have to be made within the programme
• Assure that the Programme is being managed to achieve the 3 project drivers – cost, time and quality – to the complete satisfaction of the client

What you will bring to us:

• Excellent Client Relationship Management skills
• Excellent communicator and motivator of people
• Successful delivery of large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects with experience in either Engineering or Project Management within a consultancy environment
• A broad experience in both design and construction environments
• Chartered Programme Management/Leadership/Engineer or equivalent professional qualification
• Prince 2/APM accredited (or equivalent)
• Computer literate and thoroughly conversant with MS Office suite and project management software (i.e. MS Project, Primavera)
• Risk and/or Value Management training
• Understand SAP, and its use to set up projects, periodic reporting processes (or equivalent)
• Proven experience in managing the integration of a Programme of work
• Commercially astute, with a good working knowledge of contracts
• Experience in managing P&L
• Previous sector experience and knowledge of sector standards
• Environmental awareness

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Career Development –

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Wellbeing –

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

EDI-

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.