via Indeed · 18 September 2026 ·1 day ago

Project Manager (Construction) — 24-month fixed-term contract

WHC LAB LIMITED
Newcastle
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The Project
build\-out of a upgrade of a commercial fermentation facility — process, utilities, refrigeration, HV/LV electrical, structural and civils. Currently in active design and procurement. You come in to run delivery through construction, commissioning and handover.

What you'll own

  • Programme: master schedule, critical path, weekly look\-ahead, contractor sequencing

  • Cost control: tracking committed vs budget, variation and change control, valuations and payment recommendations, monthly cost report

  • M\&E coordination: managing the M\&E design consultant and installing contractors — RFIs, services coordination, clash resolution, witnessed testing and commissioning

  • Structural and civils: managing the structural engineer and main contractor — inspections, hold points, sign\-offs

  • Procurement support: tender packages, bid comparisons, scope gap analysis, subcontractor appointment

  • Compliance: PSCS/PSDP interface, site safety, BCAR documentation, ancillary certs, O\&Ms and safety file at handover

  • Single weekly report to the MD: programme status, cost position, risks, decisions needed
What you don't own
Design responsibility. M\&E design sits with the appointed consultancy; structural design with the consulting engineer; process design in\-house. You coordinate and hold them to programme and budget.

Requirements

  • Degree in construction management, civil/structural or building services engineering

  • 3 years delivering industrial, pharma, food or process projects — at least one full cycle from tender to handover

  • Demonstrable cost reporting and variation control on a €5m\+ project

  • Comfortable reading M\&E and structural drawings and challenging what's on them

  • Irish regulatory grounding: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regs, BCAR

  • MS Project or equivalent; strong Excel
Desirable
  • Process/utilities exposure — steam, chilled water, compressed air, CIP, stainless process pipework

  • GMP or food\-grade fit\-out; hygienic design awareness

  • HV connection or substation project experience

  • Chartered or working toward it (Engineers Ireland / SCSI / CIOB)
Package
Competitive, DOE.

Apply: CV and a short note on one project you delivered — budget, duration, your specific remit — to steve@whclab.com

Pay: From €40,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events

  • Flexitime

  • On\-site parking
Work Location: In person

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