Job Title: Operations Director
Location: Dublin / Drogheda (multi-site)
Salary: Competitive (€120k + performance-based incentives)
Reports to: Managing Director
Our Client
One of Ireland’s fastest-growing residential developers, delivering high-quality housing and apartment schemes across Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. With a current pipeline of over 1,000 units and a turnover of €50M+, they combine the commercial vision of a developer with the in-house build capability of a contractor.
Our client are scaling quickly, with multiple large sites live simultaneously, and are seeking an Operations Director to lead delivery across our projects, drive programme discipline, and embed Tier 1 standards into a lean, ambitious developer environment.
The Role
The Operations Director will be responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of all live sites, ensuring that projects are delivered on programme, on budget, and to quality standards.
This is a hands-on leadership role that bridges contractor-style delivery discipline with the commercial awareness of a developer.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery across 2–3 concurrent sites (apartment and housing developments €20–25M each).
- Own and drive construction programmes, ensuring sequencing, resourcing, and milestones are met.
- Oversee Site Managers and ensure site teams are properly resourced and supported.
- Work with the Construction Director on buildability, sequencing, and technical resolution.
- Drive use of Procore and other systems to enforce discipline in QA, H&S, RFIs, submittals, and reporting.
- Act as the escalation point for site issues, freeing up the MD to focus on land, funding, and investors.
- Coordinate with the Commercial team (QS & Financial Controller) on cashflow, procurement, and claims.
- Deliver clear reporting on progress, risks, and resourcing to the board.
- Instil a Tier 1 level of structure and professionalism in a fast-growing, lean developer team.
Candidate Profile
- Background: Senior Project Manager / Project Director from a Tier 1 or strong Tier 2 contractor.
- Track record of delivering large-scale RC-frame apartment projects (€20M+) in Dublin or similar markets.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent sites.
- Strong on programme management, logistics, sequencing, and subcontractor coordination.
- Comfortable working in a leaner environment (not reliant on large support departments).
- Commercially aware - understands how build delivery links to funding drawdowns, investor milestones, and GDV targets.
- Leadership style: decisive, hands-on, and collaborative.
- Ambitious: wants to grow with a developer and step into a senior leadership role.
How to apply:
Send your CV to Richard@talent-curve.com confidentially.