Projects Director

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Projects Director in Dublin to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across Ireland and the UK.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have opportunities to work with our LUAS Projects team, supporting the safe and effective delivery of renewals, investment programmes, client variations and strategic transformation projects across the LUAS network.

The salary is competitive. Please enquire for more details.

The standard hours of work are to be confirmed.

We offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the delivery of renewals, investment and variation projects across the LUAS network, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Develop and maintain the forward programme for LUAS renewals, investment projects and client-led variations required throughout the contract.
• Translate contractual, operational and client requirements into clear project scopes, delivery strategies, programmes and budgets.
• Support the development of business cases, variation proposals and investment submissions where required.
• Identify, scope and deliver internal transformation and process improvement projects that improve delivery performance, governance, assurance, efficiency and value for money.
• Manage projects across the full lifecycle, from definition, design and procurement through to construction, testing, commissioning, handover and close-out.
• Ensure project delivery is planned around live railway constraints, operational access, safety requirements, stakeholder interfaces and customer impacts.
• Ensure engineering input required for each project is properly defined, procured, reviewed and integrated through the relevant design, technical assurance and approvals processes.
• Work closely with engineering, safety and asset management leads to confirm project requirements, technical acceptance, assurance evidence and handback arrangements.
• Ensure safety assurance, system integration, testing, commissioning and operational readiness requirements are understood, planned and evidenced before assets or systems are introduced into service.
• Manage interfaces across project disciplines, operations, maintenance, safety, suppliers and client approvals to ensure project outputs are integrated and deliverable in a live LUAS operating environment.
• Ensure design and construction solutions are practical, safe, maintainable and aligned with LUAS operational requirements.
• Establish and maintain clear project governance, reporting, risk management, change control and cost control arrangements.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, commitments, procurement strategies, subcontract packages, commercial interfaces and supplier performance across the project portfolio.
• Lead the procurement and commercial management of subcontracted packages of work, ensuring clear scope definition, appropriate contract strategy, robust tendering, effective contract administration and disciplined change control.
• Manage the project supply chain to support safe delivery, cost control, programme certainty, quality, assurance and value for money.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting to the Managing Director, executive team and client on progress, risks, issues, cost, programme and decisions required.
• Act as the senior delivery lead for project matters with the client, internal teams, delivery partners and other stakeholders.
• Maintain effective relationships with operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, commercial, finance and procurement teams to support integrated delivery.
• Lead, manage and develop the project team, setting clear objectives and maintaining a strong focus on safe delivery, accountability and performance.
• Promote collaborative working across Amey, our customers and supply chain partners to deliver projects efficiently, safely and sustainably.
• Provide visible senior safety leadership across the project team and supply chain, promoting safe behaviours, proactive risk management and a strong safety culture.
• Role model Amey's values of Caring, Delivering and Innovating, demonstrating integrity, professionalism, inclusion and a commitment to continuous improvement.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Significant experience leading the delivery of complex light rail or heavy rail projects, ideally including renewals, upgrades, enhancements and systems integration.
• A proven track record of delivering projects safely, to time, budget, scope and quality in a live railway or safety-critical transport environment.
• Experience managing the full project lifecycle, including scope definition, design development, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover and close-out.
• Experience procuring, managing and commercially controlling subcontracted packages of work, including scope development, tendering, contract administration, cost control, variations, claims and supplier performance management.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, cost control, programme management, change control and commercial reporting.
• Understanding of rail safety assurance, system integration, testing, commissioning and the evidence required to support safe introduction into service.
• Experience managing interfaces between multiple disciplines and stakeholders, including operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, suppliers and client assurance or approval processes.
• Experience working with clients, operators, designers, contractors, maintainers and regulatory or assurance stakeholders.
• Experience leading internal change, transformation or process improvement projects, including defining benefits, engaging stakeholders, implementing new ways of working and embedding improvements into operational delivery.
• Strong project leadership skills, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and delivery partners with clear priorities, robust controls and a strong safety culture.
• Excellent rail delivery judgement, with an understanding of the constraints of working on an operational railway and the ability to balance safety, access, programme, cost, customer and operational requirements.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to manage budgets, forecasts, procurement strategies, subcontract packages, supplier performance, contractual obligations and commercial change.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with the client, internal teams, suppliers and external stakeholders and communicate clearly at senior level.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify delivery risks and issues early, develop practical options and drive decisions through to resolution.
• Sound judgement, accountability, integrity and professionalism, with a consistent focus on safe, compliant and value-for-money delivery.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with the ability to improve project delivery, assurance, handover and lessons learned across the programme.
• Degree qualified, chartered or working towards chartered status in a relevant discipline, or professionally qualified in project management, engineering, construction, transport or a related discipline (desirable).
• Senior safety leadership training such as IOSH Safety for Executives, IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent (desirable).

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

Key Relationships

Managing Director, client representatives, operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, asset management, commercial, finance, procurement, project delivery teams, designers, contractors, suppliers and supply-chain partners.

Success Measures

• Projects delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Clear forward programme in place for renewals, investment projects and client variations.
• Strong project governance, risk management, reporting, cost control and change control across the portfolio.
• Effective integration of engineering, safety assurance, system integration, testing, commissioning and operational readiness.
• Robust procurement and commercial management of subcontracted delivery packages.
• Strong client, stakeholder and supply-chain relationships.
• Improved delivery performance, assurance, handover, efficiency and value for money.
• Visible senior safety leadership and a strong safety culture across the project team and supply chain.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Save with Amey discounts from leading retailers
• Family friendly policies
• Membership of our Affinity Networks
• Two Social Impact Days each year for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver and enhance civic, transport and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit amey.co.uk/careers.

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, energy and perspectives that diverse communities bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply Today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please contact Chantal Hayes at chantal.hayes@amey.co.uk , should you require additional support or information.

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