Engineering & Sustainability Director – MetroLink, Dublin, Ireland

MetroLink invites applications for an experienced Engineering & Sustainability Director to play a leading role in delivering Ireland's largest ever transport infrastructure programme.

As MetroLink's Engineering & Sustainability Director, you will be central to the delivery of the MetroLink Programme, accountable for the programme’s Engineering and Sustainability function. This key leadership role will be responsible for the development and assurance of the design and engineering brief, and setting MetroLink’s requirements, standards and processes for the design and design assurance activities across the programme.

You will be an exceptional engineering leader with significant experience of complex capital programmes.

About MetroLink

MetroLink is Ireland's first fully automated, high-capacity metro railway and represents the most significant transport infrastructure investment undertaken by the State in almost a century.

The 19km railway will comprise 16 new stations connecting Swords, Dublin Airport and Dublin city centre, integrating seamlessly with Irish Rail, DART, Luas and Dublin Bus services to create a truly connected public transport network.

With trains operating every three minutes during peak periods, MetroLink will carry up to 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction and is expected to serve approximately 53 million passengers annually. Journey times between Dublin Airport and the city centre will be reduced to around 20–25 minutes, providing faster, more reliable and sustainable transport for future generations.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the Engineering function, demonstrating organisational leadership and collaborating with the Programme Director and with the other MetroLink directors.
• Accountable for the development and assurance of the design and engineering brief.
• Overseeing production of the reference design, tender design and the contractor’s design, supporting the delivery of the design process by partner organisations throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Lead the provision of engineering and design support during the procurement process.
• Establishing and delivering the Technical Authority for the MetroLink programme.
• Establishing a best-in-class systems engineering team to support the delivery of MetroLink in an integrated manner.
• Further development and embedment of standard operating procedures across the engineering and sustainability function.
• Managing the reputation of the MetroLink Programme on behalf of TII and the Programme Director and acting as a brand ambassador for MetroLink.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience leading engineering functions as an Engineering Director or equivalent with direct oversight of highly complex large engineering capital investments of significant value (in the order of €5bn or equivalent value).
• Leading the design on highly complex large engineering capital investment systems through all stages to operation (in the order of €5bn or equivalent value).
• Substantial experience gained within complex, safety critical infrastructure programmes in urban environments such as a metro, major rail or other heavy civil engineering scheme. Engineering experience of tunnelling and underground construction is highly preferred.
• System Integration, Assurance and Whole Asset Lifecycle in major programmes.
• Development and implementation of engineering standards and life cycle management of tools, processes and methodologies for integration of system elements.
• Talented people manager, with experience capable of driving and motivating a team and deploying resources.
• Understanding of the integration of sustainable technologies and initiatives into the design.
• Delivery within a public sector capital project environment as a client, contractor or delivery partner, with delivery as part of public sector client organisation desirable.
• BSc / BA (Engineering, or other related discipline), with chartered membership of a relevant professional body such as IEI, ICE, RICS or APM preferred.

For full information please download the detailed candidate briefing booklet about this role, please click here

Application Process

Transport Infrastructure Ireland has retained Newsom Consulting and Steering Point to assist with the recruitment of this position.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter to metrolink@newsomconsulting.co.uk by 10.00am on 10th August.

For further information regarding the position, please contact Paul Neave at pn@newsomconsulting.co.uk or Jim Newsom at jn@newsomconsulting.co.uk

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is committed to a policy of equal opportunity.

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