Project Director

Our client, a leading global infrastructure delivery partner, is supporting the growth of their rail portfolio in Ireland. As part of this expansion, they are seeking an experienced Project Director to take a senior leadership role across complex rail programmes involving signalling, civils, and overhead line electrification. This is a key senior appointment, offering the opportunity to shape delivery strategy, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and act as a trusted interface with clients and stakeholders across major Irish rail programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall leadership and governance of complex rail projects and programmes
• Strategic oversight of signalling, civils, and OLE disciplines, ensuring effective integration and sequencing
• Acting as senior client interface with Iarnród Éireann, TII, NTA and delivery partners
• Setting delivery strategy, programme controls, and commercial governance
• Leading multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and delivery teams
• Oversight of risk, assurance, change control, and performance reporting
• Mentoring senior managers and building local capability within the Irish rail market
• Ensuring compliance with Irish and European safety, regulatory, and engineering standards

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Project Director, Programme Director, or Senior Project Manager within the rail sector
• Strong technical understanding across signalling, civils, and OLE
• Experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure programmes
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including client-facing leadership
• Background working in regulated rail environments (UK, Ireland or comparable international networks)
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Demonstrable leadership of large, high-performing teams
• Experience working on major rail upgrades, capacity enhancement, electrification, or systems-led programmes

Benefits:

• Senior, influential leadership role on high-profile Irish rail programmes
• Opportunity to support a business actively growing its Irish rail presence
• Work across technically challenging, multi-disciplinary rail projects
• Flexible engagement model
• Backed by a globally recognised infrastructure consultancy with long-term ambition in Ireland