Project Manager – Water & Wastewater Infrastructure (Midlands)

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the delivery of complex civils and MEICA projects within the water sector across the Irish Midlands.

This role involves managing projects from early pre-construction stages through commissioning and final handover, ensuring all works meet programme, budget, safety and quality targets.

You will take ownership of contract performance, lead multidisciplinary project teams and maintain strong engagement with clients and stakeholders throughout the full project lifecycle.

This position requires a proven leader with strong technical insight, commercial awareness and the ability to drive projects in a fast-moving delivery environment.

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stephen at stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call 015314345.

Project Manager Skills:

• Experience managing water or wastewater projects, ideally with civils or MEICA elements
• Ability to lead project teams including civil, mechanical, electrical, ICA, H&S and BIM personnel
• Strong commercial understanding with the ability to control budgets, monitor financial performance and support contract administration
• Skilled in project planning, resourcing and development of detailed delivery schedules
• Excellent communicator capable of building long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Problem-solving mindset with experience resolving performance, scope, cost and programme challenges
• Ability to manage design-and-build packages from concept through detailed design and construction
• Strong report writing skills and experience preparing project status updates for internal and client teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project scheduling software
• Full Irish/UK/EU driving licence and authorised to work in Ireland

As a Project Manager:

• Manage the full lifecycle of build-only and design-and-build contracts across water and wastewater projects in the Midlands
• Lead project teams and coordinate with internal and external designers to ensure technical and commercial requirements are met
• Support senior management in achieving project, contractual and financial objectives
• Oversee construction delivery, engineering management and project control activities
• Maintain strong communication with clients, consultants, subcontractors and internal teams from project initiation to close-out
• Resolve project challenges proactively, including schedule changes, cost issues, design modifications or performance concerns
• Develop project schedules and resource plans, ensuring accurate forecasting and timely delivery of milestones
• Drive consistent implementation of health, safety, quality and environmental standards across all work fronts
• Prepare accurate progress reports, project dashboards and performance updates for clients and senior management
• Ensure projects achieve targets for quality, risk management, financial performance and client satisfaction

The Package: Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of €80,000–€100,000 plus package, depending on experience.

Interviews are taking place imminently, so if you are interested in this role, forward an up-to-date CV to stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call 015314345.

The Breagh Team: Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with construction and engineering roles across Ireland.

We value flexibility, hard work and a practical approach to delivering complex projects safely and to the highest standard. Key roles we recruit for include Project Managers, MEICA Engineers, Civil Engineers, Construction Managers, Site Engineers and Quantity Surveyors across Ireland and the UK.

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