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Assistant Construction Manager

Posted on June 4, 2026

Limerick, Ireland
0 - 0 USD (yearly)

Full Time

Assistant Construction Manager job opportunity

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Location

Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Capabilities

Construction

Office Setup

Office/Onsite

Job ID

#40506

Market

Life Science

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

This role supports the successful delivery of complex Life Sciences construction projects, combining technical oversight, people leadership, and cross disciplinary coordination.

Role Overview

As an Assistant Construction Manager within Jacobs’ Life Sciences team in Ireland, you will play a key role in managing onsite construction activities for large scale Bio Pharma and advanced manufacturing projects. You’ll work closely with senior construction leadership, design teams, contractors, and client stakeholders to ensure safe, high quality, and timely project execution.This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic site environment, enjoys problem solving, and is eager to broaden their multi disciplinary knowledge across engineering, construction, and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

Construction oversight - Support day to day onsite supervision, ensuring works are executed safely, correctly, and in line with project specifications.
Contractor coordination - Assist in managing subcontractors, monitoring progress, resolving issues, and maintaining productive working relationships.
Quality assurance - Conduct inspections, review method statements, and ensure compliance with Life Sciences quality standards.
Safety leadership - Promote a strong safety culture, participate in audits, and support implementation of site safety plans.
Schedule and reporting - Track progress, identify risks, and support reporting to senior management and client teams.
Stakeholder communication - Maintain clear communication across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
People management - Support supervision of site personnel and contribute to a collaborative, high performance team environment.

Here's what you'll need

Bio Pharma experience preferable, ideally on large scale or cleanroom related projects.
Third level engineering qualification preferable (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Process, or similar).
Minimum 8 years’ experience working on construction projects, ideally in highly regulated environments.
Strong willingness to expand multi disciplinary knowledge across engineering and construction functions.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with contractors, clients, and internal teams.
Proven people management capability, fostering teamwork and accountability onsite.

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Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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