Mechanical Project Manager

Role overview

This position sits within a fast-growing engineering consultancy that delivers capital projects for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients. It is well suited to a Mechanical Engineer who has already handled project coordination or project management responsibilities and wants to continue building a career in a tightly controlled, regulated setting.

What you will do

• Help plan, coordinate, and drive mechanical engineering projects from the early design phase through commissioning and final handover.
• Work closely with clients, contractors, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams to keep milestones and deliverables on track.
• Support project schedules, resource allocation, status updates, and risk tracking.
• Coordinate mechanical engineering work such as design checks, equipment specification, procurement, installation, and commissioning assistance.
• Manage delivery of mechanical systems including HVAC, process piping, clean utilities, and building services in regulated production environments.
• Assist with FAT, SAT, commissioning, and start-up activities while helping ensure safe delivery, on-time completion, and budget control.

Requirements

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field is required.
• Between 3 and 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or industrial project settings.
• Prior involvement in coordinating mechanical projects, engineering packages, or client-facing engineering tasks is important.
• Exposure to mechanical systems such as HVAC, clean utilities, process piping, or building services is an advantage.
• Strong communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to juggle several priorities at once.

Additional information

The role is based in Cork, County Cork, Ireland and is a full-time, on-site opportunity.