Senior Planner - Consultancy - Swords - Dublin

Office/Project Location: Swords Dublin

Employment Type: Permanent

Work Location: Office based

Pay: €70K-€85K dependant on experience

Experience: 5+years 

Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

Our client is a leading provider of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland and is currently seeking a Senior Planner to join the Transportation team.

You will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and updating project programmes using planning software such as Primavera P6 and MS Project. You will prepare cost and resource loaded programmes for forecasting and monitoring, and provide progress reports and dashboards to project teams. You will work closely with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks and constraints, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.

Assist in developing and maintaining project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Support the preparation of cost and resource loaded programmes for forecasting and monitoring.

Understand and apply the requirements of the NEC suite of contracts related to scheduling and programme updates.

Generate progress reports, forecasts, and dashboards for clients and management.

Prepare and deliver clear presentations and briefings of programme scenarios, risks, and impacts to senior stakeholders and clients.

Maintenance and Management of Baselines to support contractual and performance metrics.

Lead/chair meetings and workshops to challenge the progress and performance of projects.

Support the client and project management teams in risk management, early warning notifications, compensation event assessments, and other NEC processes.

Manage the contract requirements for the schedules.

Support Discipline Leads to maintain schedules and their interfaces.

Identify scheduling risks and constraints and collaborate with team members to mitigate delays.

Provide advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM).

Knowledge of Integration of function corelating Schedule, Cost and Risk.

Provide Critical Path evaluation and scenario planning options to mitigate issues and improve efficiencies. Conduct expert analysis on scheduling and programming.

Proficient in various types of delay analysis techniques.

Carry-out Industry‑standard schedule quality assessments

Requirements

Relevant degree (Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline) or equivalent professional experience.

Practical experience using/Competent user Familiarity with Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Basic understanding of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.

Familiarity with other Irish Forms of Contracts such as GCC and FIDIC.

Strong analytical and communication skills.

Experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or large scale construction projects.

Rail experience (not essential but desirable).

Experience on client-side environment.

Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Package

Salary €70k - €85k depending on experience

Contact

Sheila McNeice is the consultant managing this position.

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EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

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