Governance Project Manager

TL;DR

Governance Project Manager: Managing day-to-day governance and StageGate activities across Dublin Airport’s capital expenditure project portfolio with an accent on governance frameworks, regulatory StageGate coordination, and assurance across infrastructure, commercial, security, and asset management. Focus on producing governance documentation and reporting, running governance forums, and maintaining controlled governance records to support complex infrastructure delivery.

Location: Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Company

hirify.global is an airport industry leader investing in a significant capital programme and delivering services for customers globally.

What you will do

• Act as a governance function representative and drive continuous improvement and best practices across programmes.
• Maintain and enhance governance and StageGate frameworks, standards, processes, and tools aligned to corporate governance requirements.
• Oversee and administer core governance processes (including StageGate) across the portfolio.
• Coordinate governance inputs to the Regulatory StageGate process and support planning, approvals, and progress tracking.
• Produce, assure, and manage governance documentation, submissions, and reporting for informed decision-making.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and governance forums (meetings, minutes, and follow-up actions) and maintain governance records and document control.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in governance, programme management, business management, or project controls.
• Extensive experience ensuring effective governance across capital projects and programmes in large-scale infrastructure environments.
• Proven track record contributing to delivery of complex projects or programmes.
• Strong familiarity with governance best practices, emerging industry trends, and regulatory considerations.
• Experience working in PMO/programme support functions, including schedule, cost, risk, and information management.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a fast-paced, energetic and diverse airport organization.
• Support a large capital investment programme with opportunities across multiple functions.
• Role focuses on structured governance, monitoring, control, reporting, and assurance to enable efficient delivery.

Hiring process

• Application review and interview process aligned to governance and programme/project control experience.
• Assessment of communication, stakeholder management, and governance/reporting capability.