Production Control Lead

Fohntech Group; Ongar; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fohntech Group is seeking a Production Control Lead for a Datacentre project based in Belgium. You will support the Senior Project Manager to ensure delivery safely, on time, and within budget, with emphasis on production control aligning schedules, resources, and quality.

The role involves developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, coordinating with subcontractors, monitoring progress, preparing weekly reports, ensuring health and safety compliance, and supporting cost control and

Qualifications

• Degree or certification in Project Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2–3 years’ experience in project coordination or production control within construction or engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of scheduling collaborative planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, Visilean) and reporting techniques.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Experience in electrical and mechanical systems used in data centres or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, including milestones and deliverables.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports tracking % completion, schedule performance, and cost variances.
• Ensure health and safety standards and permitting requirements are met.
• Lead DABs and collaborative planning meetings with peers and subcontractors.
• Assist in managing project budgets and validating subcontractor invoicing against progress.
• Identify bottlenecks in production workflows and propose corrective actions.
• Assist with weekly and monthly progress reporting on project status and variances.
• Ensure all work aligns with client health and safety requirements and safety rules.
• Monitor subcontractors' resource availability to maintain the delivery schedule.

Skills

Project coordination

Scheduling

Communication

Leadership

Education

Degree in Project Management / Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Visilean

Job description

Dublin 15, Ireland | Posted on 08/20/2026

This Role is based in Belgium - Rotation Plan available

Fohntech Group are looking for a Production Control Lead for a Datacentre project in Belgium.

The Production Control Lead will support the Senior Project Manager to delivery of projects safely, on time, and within budget, with a particular emphasis on Production Control ensuring that project execution aligns with schedules, resource plans, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Production Control & Scheduling: Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, including milestones and deliverables. Monitor progress against baseline plans and identify variances early. Coordinate with subcontractors and internal teams to ensure adequate resourcing and timely execution.
  
• Reporting & Documentation: Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports tracking % completion, schedule performance, and cost variances. Maintain a comprehensive register of all active projects and their status.
  
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all works comply with health and safety standards and permitting requirements. Verify subcontractor compliance with approved processes and production plans.
  
• Leadership: Lead DABs and Collaborative planning meetings with peers and subcontrac tors, provide support and guidance to project teams so they understand the plan and can visualise what is required to ensure project success.
  
• Cost & Resource Management: Assist in managing project budgets and validating subcon tractor invoicing against progress. Support procurement and vendor management activities to ensure timely material and resource availability.
  
• Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in production workflows and propose corrective actions. Contribute to process optimization initiatives to improve delivery efficiency.
  
• Assist with preparation of weekly and monthly progress reporting on project status that track % complete, schedule performance and baseline variance.
  
• Deliver all projects in line with the client’s health and safety requirements.
  
• Ensure that all work performed is delivered in accordance with the permitting requirements of Mercury’s electrical safety rules.
  
• Carry out routine inspection of the projects being executed to confirm they are being performed in line with the scope of work and schedule agreed.
  
• Monitor that the subcontractors have sufficiently resourced the project being delivered to maintain the delivery schedule.
  

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Degree or certification in Project Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
  
• 2–3 years’ experience in project coordination or production control within construction or engineering environments.
  
• Strong understanding of scheduling collaborative planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, Visilean) and reporting techniques.
  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
  
• An understanding and/or experience of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data centre or similar environment.
  
• Understanding all the associated safety code related requirements relative to providing the service.
  
• Understanding of Health & Safety Risk Assessments, HRAs and Control Measures.
  
• Experience in vendor management, ability to manage and monitor progress to ensure objectives are achieved for outsourced support and projects.
  
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with the client, employees and subcontractors.