Let’s find your next opportunity​

{{ job.job_posting_title }}
{{item.trim() }} {{item.trim() }} {{item.trim() }}
{{ job.job_posting_title }}

{{ job.is_cms_job ? (job.cities.split(';').length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) : (job.location_mappings.length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) }}

saved
viewed

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | Cork, Ireland

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

AtkinsRéalis is currently seeking a Rail Project Director to join the Transportation team based in Dublin, Dundalk, Cork or Galway office. The individual would join the business at Technical Director or Director grade.

We focus on innovative design and technical excellence, fostering a trusted partner approach to delivery with our clients. We are looking for a project director who is experienced, self-motivated, passionate and collaborative with experience in delivering multi-disciplinary railway infrastructure projects. The candidate would ideally be a Chartered Engineer, with experience delivering schemes from concept to detailed design into construction. The position requires a technical background in engineering as it will be a role working closely with industry leading clients and stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to lead major projects and programmes.

Your role

  • Project Director role on multi-disciplinary transportation projects.
  • Project Manager role on major railway infrastructure projects.
  • Contract/Commercial management ownership.
  • Liaising with Engineering Directors/Managers to successfully manage the design process.
  • Line management and mentoring of more junior staff including Senior Project Managers.
  • Developing tender proposals, leading bids and winning new commissions.
Transportation Engineering

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-151612

Salary range

-

Bindu Idiculla

[email protected]

Bindu Idiculla

Hi there, I'm Bindu Idiculla and I manage this role

Message me

About you

  • Educated to degree level (level 8/9 engineering degree).
  • Relevant years' postgraduate experience, primarily in a consultancy environment.
  • Chartered with Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional institution.
  • Experience in the delivery of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects in Ireland/UK.
  • Experience managing contracts on behalf of clients as Employer's Representative or NEC Project Manager.
  • Experience of all stages of a project life cycle.
  • Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary design team.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with fellow colleagues, delivery partners and team members to ensure successful results and effective delivery.
  • Confidence to challenge the status quo and think outside the box.
  • Effective communicator (written, verbal & presentations).
  • A willingness to develop and build client relationships.
  • Full driving licence.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Be rewarded. Find out more.

Building the mobility of tomorrow: Dominic’s inspiring journey at AtkinsRéalis

Discover Dominic’s inspiring journey at AtkinsRéalis: building the mobility of tomorrow.

Building the mobility of tomorrow: Dominic’s inspiring journey at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

#IRELSA

Related jobs

Resident Engineer
Transportation Engineering Full time
Resident Engineer

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Road Safety / Road Design Engineer
Transportation Engineering Full time
Road Safety / Road Design Engineer

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Bridge Engineer
Transportation Engineering Full time
Bridge Engineer

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Associate Director Bridges
Transportation Engineering Full time
Associate Director Bridges

Cork, Ireland

Senior Engineer (Transportation)
Transportation Engineering Full time
Senior Engineer (Transportation)

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Senior Project Manager
Transportation Engineering Full time
Senior Project Manager

Various locations

Senior Project Manager
Transportation Engineering Full time
Senior Project Manager

Various locations

Principal Engineer - Utilities
Transportation Engineering Full time
Principal Engineer - Utilities

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Project Engineer (Transportation)
Transportation Engineering Full time
Project Engineer (Transportation)

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Associate Director
Transportation Engineering Full time
Associate Director

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Resident Engineer (Short Term Contract)
Transportation Engineering Full time
Resident Engineer (Short Term Contract)

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Principal Engineer (Transportation)
Transportation Engineering Full time
Principal Engineer (Transportation)

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Related blogs

Building strong teams and stronger communities: Dhara’s career at AtkinsRéalis

Today, I’m the Manager, Municipal Infrastructure, Ontario at AtkinsRéalis, where I lead a multidisciplinary team of more than 40 professionals while overseeing the delivery of complex municipal infrastructure projects. It’s a role that allows me to combine my passion for project delivery with my commitment to supporting and developing people.

Card link for Building strong teams and stronger communities: Dhara’s career at AtkinsRéalis
Award image

AtkinsRéalis named among the 50 GREAT British Employers of Veterans

Proven commitment to those who’ve served, see how AtkinsRéalis supports Armed Forces talent beyond words.

Card link for AtkinsRéalis named among the 50 GREAT British Employers of Veterans

The lessons 23 years in engineering will teach you: Suraya Dolah’s story

Meet Suraya Dolah and read about her 23 year journey in engineering shaped by passion, resilience, and impact.

Card link for The lessons 23 years in engineering will teach you: Suraya Dolah’s story

Chen Zhou on building better transit systems

Connecting people, operations, and infrastructure is what make transit work.

Card link for Chen Zhou on building better transit systems

Not your typical engineering career: Danielle’s story across borders

Read how Danielle Lim‑Kwan built a truly global engineering career.

Card link for Not your typical engineering career: Danielle’s story across borders

Powering major infrastructure: Paul on leading electrical engineering in British Columbia

I’m the Manager of Electrical Engineering for British Columbia at AtkinsRéalis, where I lead our Vancouver electrical team and support the delivery of complex infrastructure projects.

Card link for Powering major infrastructure: Paul on leading electrical engineering in British Columbia

From India to South Korea: building a career in HSE on one of Asia’s biggest pet food expansions

Meet Ashish, and read about what it takes to lead HSE on a major construction project and why he’s invested his career in helping a multinational organisation operate safely.

Card link for From India to South Korea: building a career in HSE on one of Asia’s biggest pet food expansions
Smita in Blue dress

From delivery to legacy: Smita on engineering what matters

From project delivery to quality leadership, Smita's journey has been guided by a simple belief: great engineering is not just about what we build, but the impact it leaves behind.

Card link for From delivery to legacy: Smita on engineering what matters
Belal smiling in black suite

How Belal Deiranieh is shaping Middle East transportation.

Transportation is at the heart of the Middle East’s transformation. Discover how Belal Deiranieh will help drive the next phase of growth and connectivity at AtkinsRéalis.

Card link for How Belal Deiranieh is shaping Middle East transportation.
Aishwarya smiling in front of camera

From Pune to UK rivers: what Aishwarya’s intern work in water quality looks like.

At AtkinsRéalis, meaningful environmental impact can begin early in your career. As an intern in the Water Management Consultancy team, Aishwarya is helping assess water quality and pollution risks in UK rivers, applying her academic knowledge to real-world challenges that support healthier ecosystems and better environmental outcomes.

Card link for From Pune to UK rivers: what Aishwarya’s intern work in water quality looks like.

From data to impact: Varna’s journey shaping global sustainability reporting from India

At AtkinsRéalis, sustainability is driven by both strategy and data. Varna’s work focuses on turning complex environmental information into meaningful insights, supporting global sustainability reporting, climate action, and informed decision-making across regions.

Card link for From data to impact: Varna’s journey shaping global sustainability reporting from India
road stretching off into the distance

A first for Ireland: building carbon reduction into the tender

How a career with AtkinsRéalis Ireland means building carbon reduction in from the beginning.

Card link for A first for Ireland: building carbon reduction into the tender