Construction Manager

📍 Dublin, Ireland

💷 €80,000–€115,000 depending on experience

🏗️ Permanent | Client-side / Client Representative

€80k–€115k + major Dublin data centre project — a client-side CSA role for a Construction Manager who knows how to challenge contractors, spot delivery risk early and keep complex works moving.

You’ll be the eyes and ears of the client on site , providing independent oversight of Civils, Structural & Architectural delivery without stepping into the contractor’s responsibility for managing the works.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced CSA Construction Manager / Client Representative to join the project delivery team on a major data centre scheme in Dublin.

You’ll oversee programme, quality, construction readiness, sequencing, interfaces and delivery risk — giving the client clear visibility of what is happening, what should happen next and what could prevent successful delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Represent the client across CSA construction activities
• Monitor main contractor performance against programme, quality, safety and project requirements
• Review short- and long-term construction programmes, look-aheads, sequencing and recovery plans
• Challenge whether planned activities are achievable and properly coordinated
• Identify constraints, clashes, dependencies and emerging delivery risks early
• Coordinate interfaces between CSA, MEP and commissioning
• Participate in site inspections, quality walks, progress and coordination meetings
• Monitor construction quality against approved drawings, specifications and client requirements
• Track defects, snagging, RFIs, design queries, changes and technical decisions
• Monitor construction readiness and dependencies for upcoming activities
• Work closely with Project Management, Design, Commercial, H&S, Quality and Commissioning teams
• Provide concise reporting on progress, risks, constraints, quality concerns and decisions requiring client attention
• Support completion, commissioning readiness, handover and project close-out

Requirements

• Significant experience in Construction Management, CSA Management or Package Management
• Strong knowledge of civil, structural and architectural construction
• Experience delivering large, technically complex construction projects
• Strong understanding of construction programmes, sequencing, quality and contractor delivery
• Ability to objectively review contractor performance and identify emerging risks
• Confidence engaging with main contractors, consultants and senior client stakeholders
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, programmes and technical information
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge constructively

Desirable background

• Data centre or mission-critical construction experience
• Client-side, consultancy or Owner’s Representative experience
• Relevant qualification in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or a related discipline

About the environment

You’ll be working within an international, multidisciplinary project environment delivering complex, technically demanding construction programmes across the data centre and mission-critical space.

Best-Fit Candidates

Strong matches may currently be working as:

CSA Construction Manager | CSA Manager | Senior Construction Manager | CSA Package Manager | Civil Construction Manager | Owner’s Representative

Relevant backgrounds include data centres, hyperscale / mission-critical facilities, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and other technically complex construction environments .

Likely experience may come from client-side consultancies, project management consultancies, major contractors, specialist CSA contractors or data centre delivery teams .