Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis one of the world's leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland and is currently seeking a Commercial Manager to join the Transportation team based in Dublin, Dundalk, Cork or Galway office.

You will be a Commercial Manager embedded within our Irish business, working on large infrastructure schemes including rail. You will support contract and cost management activities, ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting, and governance. This role requires strong collaboration with client and contractor teams to deliver project objectives and drive commercial excellence.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on landmark projects shaping Ireland’s future including the likes of MetroLink and DART+.
• Supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Structured career development and training opportunities.
• Access to wellbeing programmes and flexible working arrangements.

Your role

• Administer a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Provide accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Proactively monitor and manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring timely and correct applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage delivery of project KPIs, programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Manage contract changes effectively, ensuring governance compliance and adoption of best practices.
• Drive improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Resolve contractual disputes and support risk mitigation strategies.
• Contract management, cost control, risk mitigation, and ensuring profitability while maintaining compliance with legal and industry standards.
• Mentor and support junior project controls staff.

About you

• Possess a proven track record of delivering Civil Construction projects to successful completion for all parties.
• Relevant Level 8 degree or Higher level qualification in Engineering, Construction Economics, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
• Basic understanding of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
• Familiarity with other Irish Forms of Contracts such as GCC and FIDIC.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or large scale construction projects.
• Rail experience (not essential but desirable).
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Relevant experience in a similar role.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.