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Project Design Manager | Dublin

Kirby Group Engineering 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland

Onsite Full-time Manager

Lead engineering and design teams delivering large-scale data center and mission-critical projects safely, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards. Coordinate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, support contract negotiations, and oversee design and construction processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering and design teams delivering large-scale data center and mission-critical projects safely, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards. Coordinate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, support contract negotiations, and oversee design and construction processes.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree and experience in engineering or project/technical program management, or equivalent experience, along with experience managing cross-functional projects. Candidates should typically have 5–10 years of data center or mission-critical experience and direct design or commissioning experience, plus strong knowledge of engineering systems, building codes, and design and construction practices.

Key Skills

Project management Engineering design leadership Data centre engineering Mechanical and electrical systems Building codes knowledge Design and construction practices Cross‑functional team coordination Budget management Risk management Stakeholder communication Contract negotiation support Scheduling Quality assurance Technical documentation Leadership Problem solving On‑site coordination Health & safety compliance Strategic planning Resource allocation

About Kirby Group Engineering

Founded in 1964, Kirby is a leading Mechanical and Electrical engineering contractor with operations in Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and South Africa. The company, with a turnover of over €930m, delivers high-value mechanical and electrical engineering contracting services as well as specialist high voltage (HV) and medium voltage (MV) design and construction services. Kirby has expertise across a number of sectors including Data Centres, Life Sciences, Power and Renewables, and Industrial Manufacturing. Kirby is driven by its five core values of PEOPLE, SAFETY, QUALITY, DELIVERY and VALUE. The company directly employs over 1,900 highly-skilled professionals. Kirby was awarded Platinum accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good people management. Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kirbygroupeng/ Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/kirbycareers/

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