Assistant Project Manager

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Dublin, Ireland
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan 

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

About the unit 

With extensive experience in the global defence sector, Mott MacDonald’s advisory and programme delivery teams deliver projects ranging from complex infrastructure upgrades to carbon reduction initiatives.   

Our experience in energy ranges from nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal to electricity and gas, providing services to a global customer base within the energy sector, supporting the delivery of major capital projects and the transition to low-carbon generation. 

About us

The Advisory and Programme Delivery division (APD) delivers consultancy services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from £million’s to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, education and healthcare management.

Overview of role 

What you will contribute to the team:

• Assist in establishing and delivering project specific objectives,
• Provide key support to the senior leaders in the delivery of commission obligations and internal project performance
• Contribute to open communications across the project delivery and client teams
• Establish effective communications across the project delivery, client and stakeholder teams
• Implement problem solving and decision making
• Adopt programme and business management systems across project teams
• Control the internal and external commercial aspects of project across a range of contractual arrangements
• Contribute towards knowledge sharing within the immediate team
• Contribute to securing opportunities and repeat business through the high quality of service delivery

As part of our advisory team you will be responsible for:

• Supporting major transmission, distribution, renewables and generation developments across the UK and Ireland.
• Providing technical tender support – Project Management and technical matters.
• Actively assisting with business development and client management.
• Attending client and site visits as required – UK and Ireland.
• Working effectively on several projects concurrently to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Supporting a robust project delivery team with transmission, distribution and/or generation skillsets and experience.
• Contributing towards knowledge sharing and experiences within the project profession.

Essential 

• A degree in a construction, engineering or project management subject,
• APM qualification or equivalent
• Good client and stakeholder relationship building skills,
• Effective communication with client’s project team and business manager,
• Commercially aware

Desirable 

• Experience across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Experience of Energy sector
• HVDC or AC experience .
• Experience of NEC contracts or similar contract arrangements.
• Excellent IT skills particularly MS Excel/Word/Project and PowerPoint.
• Ability to produce and review technical reports for project teams and clients, attention to detail is paramount

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Flexible working 
• Pension matched up to 7% of base salary
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Life insurance
• Income continuance
• Enhanced Paternity leave
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel TaxSaver tickets
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development – we are accredited by Engineers Ireland
• Mentoring and support for career development and progression

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.