Senior Planner

A leading construction and engineering organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join their team in Dublin, working on major data centre, engineering and mission-critical projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planner with strong Primavera P6 experience who wants to take ownership of project planning and work alongside senior project, commercial and construction teams on complex, high-value developments.

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and managing detailed programmes from pre-construction through to construction and commissioning, ensuring projects remain on programme and potential risks are identified and managed.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining detailed project programmes using Primavera P6.
• Managing programmes across pre-construction, construction and commissioning.
• Monitoring progress against approved baselines and key milestones.
• Carrying out critical path, float and milestone analysis.
• Monitoring site progress and productivity against programme.
• Preparing progress reports, histograms and resource-loaded schedules.
• Implementing and maintaining Earned Value Management (EVM) systems.
• Supporting tender and pre-construction programme development.
• Identifying programme risks, constraints and potential delays.
• Providing planning information to support commercial reporting, variations and claims.
• Supporting delay and disruption analysis.
• Working closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, Commercial teams, engineers and subcontractors.
• Leading planning and programme meetings.
• Supporting workface planning and ensuring programmes accurately reflect site activities.
• Mentoring and supporting junior planning staff where required.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Planner / Senior Planner with a strong background in large-scale construction or engineering projects.

You should have:

• 5+ years' experience in construction planning.
• Strong Primavera P6 experience.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Practical experience with Earned Value Management.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing and project controls.
• Experience developing programmes from drawings, specifications, BIM information and scopes of work.
• Experience monitoring and auditing progress on live construction sites.
• Knowledge of resource and cash-loaded programmes.
• Strong understanding of critical path, float and delay analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work independently and manage deadlines in a fast-paced project environment.

Experience within data centres, mission-critical, M&E or large-scale engineering projects would be highly advantageous.