The Higher Education Authority (the ‘HEA’) is recruiting for the role of Assistant Project Manager, for Capital Programmes. At the end of the selection process, a Panel of qualified candidates is formed from which vacancies may be filled. These posts may be permanent or fixed-term contracts. Qualification and placement on a panel is not a guarantee of appointment to a position.

The HEA is a statutory body under the aegis of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. It leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system. The HEA is the statutory funding authority for Irish universities, technological universities, institutes of technology and a number of other designated colleges providing annual funding of c.€1.7bn. It has responsibility for the oversight of governance and effective accountability of the HEA-funded higher education institutions. The HEA plays a key leadership role in driving change in the higher education system and ensuring strong performance across institutions.

Further information about the HEA is available on the website at www.hea.ie. The HEA can offer suitable candidates a very satisfying and varied career, with competitive terms and conditions.

The HEA is seeking to fill one or more permanent or fixed term contracts. In addition, we are seeking to create a specialist panel of Assistant Project Managers which will be established from the interviews, this will be in place for two years. The HEA may appoint those individuals on the panel to either permanent or fixed term positions for this specific role should a suitable vacancy arise. The HEA reserves the right to align successful candidates to appropriate sections in the organisation dependent on their skills and experience.

Reporting to the Project Manager in the Programme Delivery team the post holder will be responsible for assisting with the management of a number of programmes and work streams in the Capital Programmes Unit (CPU), working with colleagues across the HEA.

In addition to the specific duties detailed below postholders may be responsible for some or all of the below general duties:

• Assist in overseeing the delivery of HEA funded capital projects and programmes by HEIs;
• Contribute to the review of project proposals, undertaking detailed analyses and determining their progression;
• Assist with oversight and reporting on project and programme expenditure;
• Contribute to appraisal of various capital projects, including review of project business cases;
• Preparing regular progress / expenditure reports;
• Assisting with implementation of internal and external systems, procedures and guidance documentation;
• Assist with the requisition and disbursement of capital funding, annual profiling, and regular reporting, for individual projects and programmes.
• Assist in the management of project information/data, undertake analyses, provide recommendations;
• Assist with conducting analyses for the purpose of identifying suitable investment proposals;
• Undertaking and contributing to other projects or tasks; and
• Any other duties assigned by the Project Manager, Senior Manager or Head of Capital Programmes.

Essential

• A NFQ Level 7 qualification in Engineering, Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying or related discipline; and
• A minimum of 1 year of satisfactory experience within the construction sector in the project appraisal, design development or construction delivery stage(s) of capital project delivery.

Desirable

• Good report writing and data management skills together with an ability to produce high quality analysis and reporting;
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, policies and guidelines, including; Infrastructure Guidelines, Capital Work Management Framework, Public & Green Procurement, Planning Requirements, Climate Action Plan, etc.;
• Be a self-starter with good organisational, communication, problem solving, analytical, interpersonal and presentational skills; and
• IT proficient with excellent working knowledge of MS packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.

For further details on the competency framework requirements at SEO grade please see the link below:

Executive Officer Competencies (publicjobs.ie)

Please ensure that you fulfil the eligibility requirements for this competition as outlined below before applying.

Candidates must be authorised to work in the State at the time of application and for the term of the role advertised.

Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be:

1. A citizen of the European Economic Area. The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or
2. A UK citizen; or
3. A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
4. A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or
5. A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa or
6. A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.

Applications from candidates not falling within categories 1-6 will not be considered and the HEA reserves the right to request proof of authorisation to work in the State prior to interview and/or acceptance.

Applications should be made by sending an up to date CV and short statement of suitability for this competition. Please submit to Mr. Mark Carroll at eorecruit@hea.ie no later than 5pm, Friday, 8th March.

Applications will not be accepted after the closing date.

For more details on the job, other eligibility criteria etc. please visit the following link:

https://hea.ie/vacancies/