UKI Business Consulting - Capital Projects (TD) - Marine Energy - Assistant Manager / Manager / SM

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Job Title: Business Consulting – Capital Projects – Marine Energy Project Manager - Assistant Manager / Manager / Senior Manager

• Location: Ireland  
• Available for Visa Sponsorship: No
• Business Area: UKIBusiness Consulting
• Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

The team and the opportunity 

Our Capital Programme Delivery (CPD) team sits within the Transformation Delivery (TD) competency of EY’s Irish Consulting practice. Our CPD team is committed to delivering exceptional client services across a range of sectors including energy, utilities, transport, housing, and healthcare.

Our ambition is to become the Trusted Advisor for our clients in the procurement, construction, and operational phases of capital programmes by leveraging:

• Our people and their extensive industry experience
• Existing partnerships and relationships
• Our global EY experience across the Capital Programme Delivery (CPD) project lifecycle

Your key responsibilities

To continue to grow EY’s successful CPD business, we are currently hiring Project Managers & Assistant Project Managers with an engineering or construction related background.

• Work directly with EY’s infrastructure clients to help create innovative insights and solutions to meet their needs
• Work with generation and transmission companies, government, and other infrastructure developers to deliver large scale capital projects in the offshore marine environment
• Advise clients on the challenges relating to the delivery of capital projects and programmes
• Project set-up and mobilisation, defining the operating model and delivery strategy
• Work as part of a team to ensure that all project deliverables are managed to time, cost and quality
• Ensure that project plans, project logs (E.g., Risks, assumptions issues, dependencies logs) and project budgets are managed effectively
• Delivery of major project/programme activities throughout the entire project lifecycle from initiation through to project close
• Integrate data to inform insights by sharing technical, sector and market knowledge in their area of expertise
• Appl knowledge, experience, and expertise to shape services to clients with limited direction, including development of high-quality work products and presentation of project outputs, as required
• Participate in and as required, acting as the lead on small engagements or work-streams
• Assess the maturity of programme management and/or operations of an infrastructure or capital programme and where required implementing recommendations to improve that maturity
• High quality business writing and ability to communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders, (including senior management team), via meetings, presentations, and reports
• Continuous development and improvement of processes and procedures within the team

Internal Responsibilities

• Assist in client account management activities such as recruitment for the project team, managing financial aspects of client engagements, and quality and risk management
• Build valued relationships with clients and colleagues to assist in generating new business opportunities for EY
• Provide a supporting role in presentations and proposals for elements of medium to high complex projects to prospective and existing clients
• Communicate effectively with EY senior management and working to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams
• Understand all our service offerings and actively identifying opportunities to better serve clients
• Build strong internal relationships within Consulting and across other service lines
• Support team development activities, including:

      - Coaching, and mentoring activities

      - Conducting performance reviews and contributing to performance feedback

      - Contributing to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training activities.

Skills and attributes for success:

• 3rd level educational qualification in Engineering, Construction, or a related field
• Assistant Project Manager – Approx. 3-6 years’ experience as a Project Engineer or Project Co-ordinator delivering engineering capital projects
• Project / Programme Manager – Approx. 6 -20 years’ experience delivering large scale engineering capital projects in line with the responsibilities outlined above

Ideally you will also have:

• Offshore/Marine delivery experience
• Experience in consulting or similar client facing role
• Multidisciplinary experience including project management, engineering design, contract management and procurement
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in managing complex programmes
• Good understanding of project governance and change management principles
• Additional professional qualifications, such as PRINCE2® or PMP, are desirable

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need. 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.