Senior MEP Planning Lead for Major Projects

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

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development support

Employee Assistance Program

Health and Wellness programs

Job summary

King & Moffatt Building Services in Ireland seeks a Planning Manager to lead project planning across major MEP schemes. You will develop, manage and oversee programmes, ensuring accurate progress reporting, critical path analysis and clear communication with stakeholders.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will mentor junior planners, implement best-practice planning processes, and support commercial teams with delay analysis on large-scale projects across Ireland and Europe.

Qualifications

• 10+ years planning experience in construction or MEP environments.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 (essential).
• 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

Project controls

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

King & Moffatt Building Services in Ireland seeks a Planning Manager to lead project planning across major MEP schemes. You will develop, manage and oversee programmes, ensuring accurate progress reporting, critical path analysis and clear communication with stakeholders.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will mentor junior planners, implement best-practice planning processes, and support commercial teams with delay analysis on large-scale projects across Ireland and Europe.