Senior MEP Planning Lead — Drive Major Projects & Programs

King & Moffatt Building Services; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional Development support

Employee Assistance Program

Health and Wellness programs

Job summary

King & Moffatt Building Services is seeking a Planning Manager to lead project planning across major MEP projects in Ireland and Europe. You will develop and oversee programmes, report progress, perform critical path analysis, and communicate with stakeholders.

The role requires senior-level expertise in Primavera P6, strong leadership, and the ability to manage complex schedules and cross-functional teams across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years planning experience in construction or MEP environments.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 (essential).
• Experience delivering complex, high-value projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls and risk management.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proven leadership and team-management experience.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• PMI-SP or similar certification beneficial.
• Experience in large-scale MEP projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Create baseline programmes and manage schedule updates.
• Conduct critical path analysis, resource loading, and forecasting.
• Identify programme risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Produce weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Support commercial teams with delay analysis and EoT submissions.
• Present programme updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project, engineering, commercial, and site teams.
• Lead and mentor junior planners.
• Implement best‑practice planning processes and improve planning controls.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project controls

Risk management

Engineering drawings

Communication

Team management

PMI-SP

Education

Engineering, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

King & Moffatt Building Services is seeking a Planning Manager to lead project planning across major MEP projects in Ireland and Europe. You will develop and oversee programmes, report progress, perform critical path analysis, and communicate with stakeholders.

The role requires senior-level expertise in Primavera P6, strong leadership, and the ability to manage complex schedules and cross-functional teams across multiple sites.