Planning Manager

Dr. Ekler & Associates Human Resources Development Consultants Ltd.; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dr. Ekler & Associates Human Resources Development Consultants Ltd. is seeking a Planning & Programme Manager to lead planning standards, governance, and look-ahead forecasting across a portfolio of projects.

You will review tender and execution plans, challenge schedules, and provide clear executive insights. The role requires advanced Primavera P6 skills, robust project controls experience in construction/MEP, and a track record of coordinating cross-functional teams with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant planning and project controls experience in construction, MEP, or specialist engineering.
• Advanced capability in Primavera P6 and/or equivalent professional planning software.
• Strong understanding of design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and handover sequences.
• Ability to interrogate complex programmes and translate detail into executive-level insight.
• Experience leading planning reviews, recovery planning and stakeholder discussions.
• Credible, analytical and collaborative, with strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Set planning standards, coding structures, reporting cycles and programme governance across projects.
• Review tender, baseline, procurement, design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and handover programmes.
• Challenge logic, sequencing, resource assumptions, critical path and schedule risk.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility of milestones, constraints, interfaces and recovery priorities.
• Support project teams in progress measurement, forecasting, look-ahead planning and change control.
• Lead programme reviews and present clear insights to senior leaders, clients and delivery stakeholders.
• Develop recovery and acceleration scenarios and support delay analysis where required.
• Coach planners and project personnel to improve programme ownership and data quality.
• Integrate planning with commercial, procurement, design, BIM, fabrication and operational reporting.
• Capture benchmarks and lessons learned to strengthen future tenders and delivery plans.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project controls

Critical path scheduling

Executive-level reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

Tools

MS Project

BIM

Job description

Planning & Programme Manager

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Set planning standards, coding structures, reporting cycles and programme governance across projects.
• Review tender, baseline, procurement, design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and handover programmes.
• Challenge logic, sequencing, resource assumptions, critical path and schedule risk.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility of milestones, constraints, interfaces and recovery priorities.
• Support project teams in progress measurement, forecasting, look-ahead planning and change control.
• Lead programme reviews and present clear insights to senior leaders, clients and delivery stakeholders.
• Develop recovery and acceleration scenarios and support delay analysis where required.
• Coach planners and project personnel to improve programme ownership and data quality.
• Integrate planning with commercial, procurement, design, BIM, fabrication and operational reporting.
• Capture benchmarks and lessons learned to strengthen future tenders and delivery plans.

Your Qualifications and Key Criteria

• Significant planning and project controls experience in construction, MEP, or specialist engineering.
• Advanced capability in Primavera P6 and/or equivalent professional planning software.
• Strong understanding of design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and handover sequences.
• Ability to interrogate complex programmes and translate detail into executive-level insight.
• Experience leading planning reviews, recovery planning and stakeholder discussions.
• Credible, analytical and collaborative, with strong communication and leadership skills.

Desirable Additional Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Experience across data centre, pharmaceutical, manufacturing or international project portfolios.