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Programme Director - Large-Scale Transformation Programme

Duration: 18 mth day rate contract
Location: Dublin
Onsite Requirement: Hybrid, with regular onsite presence required across operational sites and stakeholder locations

Summary of Role

In this role, you will:

Job Description

Responsibilities of the Role

Oversee the end-to-end delivery of a major transformation programme, ensuring projects are delivered in line with agreed objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Develop and maintain programme roadmaps, delivery strategies, governance frameworks, milestones, and success measures.

Lead a large cross-functional team comprising programme managers, project managers, business analysts, change professionals, and PMO resources.

Provide oversight of programme governance, reporting, budgeting, risk management, interdependencies, and quality assurance across multiple concurrent projects.

Act as the primary escalation point for programme delivery challenges, driving resolution through a pragmatic and solution-focused approach.

Develop strategic recommendations and delivery options to accelerate programme outcomes while balancing operational, engineering, technology, financial, and risk considerations.

Work closely with senior executives, government stakeholders, external delivery partners, and operational teams to ensure strong alignment and decision-making.

Lead the development of future-state operating models encompassing people, processes, technology, and governance.

Drive continuous improvement across programme delivery practices and help enhance organisational project management capability.

Provide clear and concise reporting for executive leadership teams, governance forums, and external stakeholders.

Experience and Skills Required

Extensive experience leading major transformation programmes within complex organisations, ideally across transport, infrastructure, engineering, utilities, logistics, or public sector environments.

Proven track record delivering large-scale programmes valued in excess of €50m with accountability for time, cost, quality, and strategic outcomes.

Strong background in business transformation, operational change, and technology-enabled programme delivery.

Experience managing programmes with significant engineering, infrastructure, or asset-intensive components.

Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across executive, operational, government, and regulatory environments.

Experience establishing and operating programme governance structures and PMO frameworks for large-scale initiatives.

Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and report-writing skills.

Strong risk management, planning, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

Relevant third-level qualification, ideally at Master's level, together with a recognised project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent.

Experience working within public sector organisations and/or sustainability-focused transformation programmes would be highly advantageous.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to lead a high-profile transformation programme that will have a lasting impact on public services, infrastructure, and sustainability objectives.

You will work alongside senior leaders, operational stakeholders, government bodies, and delivery partners to shape and deliver one of Ireland's most significant large-scale transformation initiatives.

The role offers the chance to influence long-term strategic outcomes while leading a complex programme at the forefront of organisational and operational change.

Next Steps

If you would like to explore this opportunity further, please submit your CV to Oisín Geoghegan at GCS Recruitment Specialists.

📧 [email protected]
📞 +353 1 901 4378

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.