Construction Consultant Ireland

Role: Senior Construction Consultant

Location: Ireland (Remote / Flexible working with ~1 client day per week)

Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer / Head of Operations

Bring Your Career to Ireland

Ready to return to Ireland without taking a step back in your career?

If you are an Irish professional currently working abroad in construction, project management, or technical consulting, this role offers the perfect bridge back to Ireland. Step away from the daily site grind, relentless relocations, and contracting burnout, and transition into a high-level, corporate advisory career where your hands-on construction expertise commands real strategic influence.

Our client is an international consultancy advising top-tier organisations across the built environment. They specialise in resolving complex operational hurdles, unlocking commercial value, and optimising high-impact financial mechanisms, including R&D tax incentives.

This position offers complete location flexibility within Ireland, paired with the stability of a tier-one advisory practice.

Why Make This Your Return Move?

• Work remotely from anywhere in the country, travelling to client sites typically just one day per week. Base yourself where you actually want to live, whether that is near family, along the coast, or in the city.
• No tax or accounting background is required. Receive intensive, structured training from leading specialists to become an accredited expert in technical R&D tax advisory and operational strategy.
• Trade hard-hat logistics for executive boardrooms. Your on-the-ground understanding of engineering, materials, and built-environment workflows will directly inform high-stakes corporate decisions.
• Step straight into managing, mentoring, and developing an agile team of Business Analysts, establishing your leadership footprint in the Irish market immediately.

The Mission

As a trusted strategic advisor, you will partner with Ireland’s premier built-environment businesses to streamline operations, resolve structural roadblocks, and maximise commercial return. You will translate practical technical experience into sharp commercial insights, bridging client skill gaps across operational design, management controls, and innovation funding mechanisms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead research, site walk-throughs, and technical deep-dives to evaluate complex operational workflows and project lifecycles.
• Conduct structured interviews and interactive workshops with C-suite executives, project directors, and site teams to pinpoint business bottlenecks and technical qualifying activities.
• Run focus groups and collaborative problem-solving sessions to formulate structured, actionable solutions.
• Produce rigorous executive proposals, technical justifications, and board-level presentations.
• Steer advisory engagements from scoping to completion, maintaining transparent client communication throughout.
• Directly manage, mentor, and upskill a small, high-performing team of Business Analysts.

Candidate Profile

• 2+ years of senior-level Construction Management, Project Management, or technical R&D consulting experience.
• Degree or Master’s in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil/Structural Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Chartered status or active membership with a recognised body (e.g., CIOB, RICS, ICE, APM, or Engineers Ireland) is a distinct advantage.
• High-level problem-solving, structured analytical thinking, and the ability to articulate technical construction concepts to non-technical leaders.
• Irish citizenship (no visa sponsorship required), a valid driver’s licence, and access to a car for weekly client travel across Ireland.

ExecutiveSurf is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. ExecutiveSurf is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.