Full-Time
Project Manager
Pre-Construction
Posted on 8/18/2026
Deadline 8/12/27
John Sisk & Son
Construction and engineering contractor
No salary listed
Dublin, Ireland
In Person
Bachelor's
Category
 Business & Strategy (1) |
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Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
- A degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
- Chartered Engineer status or progress toward chartership with Engineers Ireland, the Institution of Civil Engineers, or an equivalent body is required.
- Formal training or experience in planning, programme development, and construction methodology is required.
- Strong understanding of construction contracts such as NEC or FIDIC is required.
- Solid understanding of health, safety, and quality standards within infrastructure projects is required.
- Extensive experience within a Tier 1 contractor environment, focused on pre-construction, bid management, or major project delivery, is required.
- A proven track record working on large, complex infrastructure projects is required.
- Experience leading or coordinating major bids, including ownership of methodology, programme, and technical submission elements, is required.
- Strong understanding of buildability, logistics, and delivery strategy within constrained and high-risk environments is required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, commercial, planning, and operations is required.
- Experience managing design development at the pre-construction stage and coordinating across multiple stakeholders is required.
- Experience with complex engineering challenges such as ground conditions, temporary works, structural interfaces, or rail systems is required.
- Experience engaging with clients and managing technical queries, clarifications, and presentations is required.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and drive decisions, are required.
- Ability to operate at pace under tender timelines while maintaining high-quality outputs is required.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate technical solutions and strategy are required.
- Experience transitioning projects from pre-construction into delivery, with an understanding of how early decisions affect execution, is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead pre-construction activities across major infrastructure bids from early contractor involvement through to final submission.
- Own bid coordination and drive alignment across engineering, commercial, planning, and operational teams.
- Develop robust and innovative construction methodologies demonstrating safe, efficient, and programme-aligned delivery.
- Provide technical leadership in tender submissions, ensuring buildability, sequencing, and delivery strategy are fully developed.
- Manage design development with design teams at the pre-construction stage, ensuring cross-disciplinary integration and early identification of gaps.
- Develop detailed construction programmes, including phasing, interfaces, logistics, and constraints management.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate technical, programme, and construction risks within tenders, presenting clear strategies.
- Contribute to pricing strategy by challenging design solutions, identifying efficiencies, and supporting commercial decision-making.
- Lead value engineering workshops to optimise design, cost, and programme outcomes without compromising quality or compliance.
- Engage with supply chain partners to develop coordinated, competitive, and technically sound proposals.
- Support senior stakeholders in bid governance, including internal reviews, approvals, and presentations to executive teams.
- Contribute to client engagement through technical clarifications, interviews, and presentations where required.
- Ensure tender submissions meet Sisk quality standards, governance requirements, and client specifications.
- Support the transition from pre-construction to delivery teams by clearly communicating key assumptions, risks, and methodologies.
- Mentor and support pre-construction engineers and coordinators to build team capability.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working on rail, metro, or heavy civil projects is preferred.
- Experience using Primavera P6 or a similar planning tool is preferred.
John Sisk & Son is a construction and engineering contractor operating across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Europe. It delivers buildings and infrastructure in sectors including life sciences, data centers, healthcare, commercial property, transport, and public works. The company works with clients from preconstruction and design coordination through construction, fit-out, and project handover. Its operating model combines engineering, project controls, procurement, supply-chain management, digital construction, safety, and field delivery. Roles include engineers, surveyors, planners, project managers, skilled trades, commercial teams, and corporate functions.
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