Team Leader

Team Leader / Project Manager Ethiopia

About the Company

Why not come and work for one of Ireland's most progressive and ambitious engineering and environmental consultancies. Sustainability is a core value of our work, if you plan to advance your career in a socially responsible Company working towards a sustainable planet then come join us.

We are creative problem solvers who deliver design solutions for infrastructure projects focused in the water and wastewater sectors but also in transportation, civil & structural engineering, flood protection, and renewables.

With our Headquarters based in Ireland, we also work in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. We recently joined the RSK Group, an amalgamation of over 150 companies working in the area of water, transportation, and environmental remediation with sustainability at the heart of its strategy. Being part of a larger group provides a global network of opportunities whilst still retaining the company’s own brand and autonomy hence the role is very much focused on meeting the needs of Nicholas O’Dwyer.

Our group plan is to have reached a turnover of £1 billion with over 10,000 employees by 2025 with sustainability at our heart.

Team Leader / Project Manager:

About the role - The Team Leader / Project Manager typically will have responsibility for the overall management of a project involving several concurrent works contracts and will be the primary point of contact with the Client.

Below represents the core responsibilities of this role; this is by no means an exhaustive list:

Core Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Project Director, or nominated contact point
• Building a relationship with the Client and providing technical assistance regarding the implementation of the works contracts
• Management and coordination of the project team
• Ensuring all required reporting is completed in a timely manner
• Providing advice on contractual matters arising on site
• Co-ordinating the review of the Contractor’s WWTP design submissions
• Maintaining an overall project program incorporating the various works contracts
• Maintaining a culture of continuous improvement across all aspects of the working environment and projects.
• Staff training and mentoring
• Training will be provided to fulfill the requirements of your role, and your participation in all essential training will be required.
• To ensure maximum flexibility and to reflect the Company's evolving needs, additional tasks and responsibilities will form part of this role as it evolves

Qualifications and skills required:

• A minimum qualification of a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Project Management, or the equivalent
• Experience in a similar Client facing role and environment is an added advantage.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of working experience in a senior management role for projects involving water/sewer pipelines and water/wastewater treatment plants.
• Member of Professional Institution / Registered Engineer.
• Competent in office packages, Microsoft, excel PowerPoint, etc.
• Good time management skills, with the ability to prioritize work and manage many tasks concurrently.
• Excellent clear and concise communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.

• You will have an agile and “Can Do” mindset
• Ambitions self-starter with high self-standards.
• Motivated to be part of a Company with a real purpose, improving the quality of people’s lives and communities.

About us:

Our mission is to provide advice and assistance to today’s global community in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure for tomorrow. As a professional engineering and environmental consultancy, we provide water engineering, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering services to both public and private sector clients, mainly in the transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Over the years we have provided services in water and wastewater engineering to authorities serving over five million consumers, and we’ve used our engineering services to help develop over five thousand kilometers of highways, making us one of the most respected consulting engineering practices in Ireland today. We’ve worked in over 20 countries and counting throughout the developing world and our employees have access to a range of major projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Africa. 

Nicholas O’Dwyer is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.” Today, RSK Group consists of over 120 businesses and employs over 7,000 specialists. The group is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.