About this role
Senior Project Manager / PMO Lead
Programme Delivery | PMO Governance | Technology Transformation | Senior Stakeholder Management
About the Role
Join a major technology transformation programme operating within a highly regulated and complex environment that will change the trajectory of how Irish Transportation functions with significant technical and organisational complexity.
This is a senior delivery position, working directly alongside the Programme Director and acting as their key deputy across programme delivery, governance, reporting and stakeholder management.
The successful candidate will provide leadership across multiple project workstreams, bringing structure, governance and delivery discipline to a high-profile programme that will change the trajectory of how Irish Transportation functions with significant technical and organisational complexity.
This is an opportunity for an established Senior Project Manager who is ready to operate at Programme Manager level, with significant exposure to senior client stakeholders and executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior oversight across programme delivery, governance, milestones, dependencies and critical path
- Coordinate multiple Project Managers and delivery workstreams to ensure alignment and accountability
- Own programme-level reporting, including progress, risks, blockers, dependencies and delivery implications
- Lead and present reporting and governance updates to senior leadership and client stakeholders
- Act as a key deputy to the Programme Director, supporting programme-level decision-making and escalation
- Establish and maintain robust governance, controls and reporting frameworks
- Manage complex stakeholder relationships across technical, business, client and external teams
- Act as the bridge between technical delivery teams and senior non-technical stakeholders
- Identify delivery risks and drive appropriate mitigation and recovery plans
- Ensure project deliverables remain aligned to programme objectives, timelines and quality standards
- Lead and coordinate project teams, driving accountability and delivery performance
Required Experience
- Proven senior experience delivering large-scale, complex technology projects or programmes
- Strong background in programme governance, PMO and delivery management
- Experience operating within highly regulated, audited or governance-intensive environments
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders, including senior client and executive-level stakeholders
- Experience coordinating multiple Project Managers, teams or delivery workstreams
- Proven track record managing complex projects with significant budgets and organisational impact
- Strong technical understanding, with the ability to engage credibly with technology and engineering teams
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, particularly with senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial and delivery judgement, with the ability to identify risks and understand wider programme implications
- Ability to operate effectively within complex organisations and navigate challenging stakeholders and governance structures
- Experience within Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Reinsurance or Public Sector would be highly relevant
Desirable
- Experience with Jira, Confluence and Power BI
- Microsoft Project or equivalent project planning experience
- Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments
- Formal Project Management qualification such as PMP or PRINCE2
Salary / Remuneration
- €100,000 base salary DOE
- 5% performance bonus
- 7% matched pension contribution
- 24 days annual leave + Irish bank holidays
- Private healthcare including dental and optical
- Permanent role
- Dublin-based
- Predominantly onsite – approximately 4–5 days per week
Contract Details
Please note: applicants must have the right to work in Ireland.
To be considered, please send your CV to [email protected].
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