Senior Construction Planner – Dublin | Schedule Lead

Vickerstock; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance (€10k)

21 days annual leave

Company laptop and mobile phone

Pension 4%

Life insurance

Income protection

CPD (Continuing Professional Dev)

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike to Work

Sports & Social Club

Job summary

Vickerstock are partnering with a leading Irish main contractor to recruit a Senior Planner to support Dublin project portfolios. You will prepare and manage programmes, monitor progress, and provide forward-looking planning guidance to project teams for better delivery.

Requirements include at least 5 years in a planning role within construction/civil engineering, with strong Primavera P6, Excel and PowerPoint skills. A competitive package awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning for construction/civil projects is essential.
• Must have strong Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills with ability to work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Preparing contract and project programmes, alongside producing regular monthly progress reports.
• Monitoring project progress, productivity trends, outputs and resource allocation to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Managing scheduling and reporting requirements throughout tender and contract stages.
• Working closely with project teams on programme development, scheduling and progress reviews.
• Building effective working relationships with project teams, subcontractors, supply chain partners and key stakeholders.
• Undertaking short- and medium-term planning reviews, identifying potential risks and mitigating them.
• Reviewing construction methodologies and challenging approaches to improve outcomes.
• Providing planning advice to support project delivery.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Construction Management / Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Vickerstock are partnering with a leading Irish main contractor to recruit a Senior Planner to support Dublin project portfolios. You will prepare and manage programmes, monitor progress, and provide forward-looking planning guidance to project teams for better delivery.

Requirements include at least 5 years in a planning role within construction/civil engineering, with strong Primavera P6, Excel and PowerPoint skills. A competitive package awaits.