Senior Program Manager

Our client is in the transport sector and they are looking for an experienced Program Manager to oversee a range of infrastructure projects from initial design to operational go live. We need someone with a track record of delivering mid-large civil's projects and have good stakeholder management between public bodies, contractors and the client. A key project involves EV charging facilities.

Reports to: Managing Director

Duration: 12 month contract with possible rolling 1 month thereafter

Location: Dublin

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.
• Procurement: Oversee tender processes, contract negotiation and compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• 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, Workday or Monday.com

Preferred:

• Years of Practice: 5 to 10+ 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 Construction, Engineering, Project Management or Business Administration.

Key Safety 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 client policies and procedures.

Note:

This job description is a guide only. Any omission from this job description does not in any way imply that it is not part of the required duties. Contracted employees are expected to comply with the instructions of any Company Official.