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About Your New Employer
- Global leader in automation and machine-building solutions, supporting the life sciences and medtech industries across Europe.
- Exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing international engineering group investing heavily in innovation, digital twin, and delivery excellence.
- Collaborative, forward-thinking culture that values technical leadership, project delivery excellence, and employee development.
About Your New Job
As the Program Director (Head of PMO), you will lead and develop the Project Management Office across multiple Irish sites. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of complex automation projects for world-leading life sciences and medical device clients.
In this role, you will:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Project Managers across sites.
- Drive portfolio planning, scheduling, and governance using Trimergo ERP, MS Project, and KPI dashboards.
- Implement and enforce robust project governance, including earned value management, change control, and risk management.
- Partner with Site Directors and Department Heads to align capacity, delivery, and technical standards.
- Represent the company to executive stakeholders and customers, ensuring visibility and delivery assurance across all programs.
What Skills You Need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
- PMP/Prince2 certification (Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt an advantage).
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience in project/program management, ideally with 5+ years in automation, machine building, or life sciences.
- Strong experience with ERP and scheduling tools (Trimergo, MS Project, or Primavera).
- Proven ability to lead project teams across multiple sites, manage complex stakeholders, and drive delivery excellence.
What’s on Offer
- Strategic leadership role shaping the PMO function for a rapidly growing European automation business.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge automation projects with global life sciences clients.
- Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
- Ongoing training, leadership development, and long-term career progression within an international group.
What’s Next
Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now” button or call Matt Jurek on +353 21 461 5741 for a confidential chat.
If this job isn’t quite right but you’re interested in similar senior project or engineering leadership roles, please get in touch — we have multiple permanent, FTC, and contract opportunities available.
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