Senior Project Planner

NES Fircroft; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus

Standard Irish Benefits

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior Planner in Dublin, Ireland, offering hybrid working. You will oversee scheduling and cost control across multiple projects ranging €2–€35 million, set up and analyse schedules, cost and risk, and manage deviations following internal procedures.

Key responsibilities include monitoring critical paths, reporting progress, and coordinating with engineering, supply chain, construction, and contractors to optimize resources and procurement timelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Planner in EPC projects or similar
• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling with mature methods and tools
• Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6
• Operational skills and ability to work as part of project teams
• Effective communication across business areas and with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Analyses project requirements with the project team to identify essential work activities for realistic schedules
• Monitors progress and analyzes critical paths; communicates deviations and optimizes resources
• Issues progress reports, program updates and productivity data for customers and stakeholders
• Establishes a baseline plan for cost performance measurement and defines necessary resources
• Collaborates with engineering, supply chain, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client and contractors to assess scope changes
• Integrates material resource requirements with project schedule and coordinates procurement lead times with SCM
• Participates in project reviews and updates project data in control systems for MI and analysis
• Communicates progress and control issues to project management with proposed solutions
• Conveys timely information to customers and stakeholders to ensure understanding

Job description

Position: Senior Planner

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid Working)

Benefits: Competitive Salary, Bonus + Standard Irish Benefits

Profile:

As a Senior Planner within the company, you’ll be involved in scheduling and cost control efforts for all project phases taking ownership and overseeing multiple projects of a value of between €2 - €35 million. You will be expected to set up, maintain and analyse actual and forecasted schedules, cost and risk, monitor, report and manage deviations. Ensuring projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures, manage the integrated schedule and cost control performance measurement process for the project’s entire scope of work.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Analyses project requirements with the project team, checking that all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules.
• Monitoring project progress and regularly analyse project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed according to the plan, ensuring you communicate effectively to Project Managers any deviations or scheduling issues, and provides input for optimizing resources.
• Issuing progress reports, program updates and productivity data on a regular basis and as requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Establishes a baseline plan for cost performance measurement. Working with the project team to define the necessary resources for project completion, evaluating the work breakdown structure
• Working closely with engineering, supply chain, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, client, and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.
• Integrating material resource requirements with project schedule and defines procurement activities and order lead times. Regularly communicates with Supply Chain Management (SCM) team and updates schedules to ensure procurement activities take place in a timely way and lead times are optimized to meet schedule targets.
• Participates in project reviews. Composes reports and updates all required project data in Project Control systems for Management Information and Project Analysis.
• Communicate project progress and control issues to project management team and offers solutions.
• Effectively communicates appropriate information to customers and other stakeholders in a timely manner to achieve the desired understanding.

Ideal Background:

• Proven with 5 years or plus experience as a Planner within similar industry or EPC projects experience.
• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling, including in mature scheduling methods and tools.
• Operational skills, robust previous experience as part of project teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all areas of the business.
• Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6.
• Self-motivated.
• Willingness to travel when required.

The Company:

NES Fircroft are currently working on behalf of a global power technology business which have a presence in almost 100 countries. Leading innovation for over a century, they partake in offering products, solutions and services within the energy industry. Helping their customers, improve efficiency, optimize resources, and reduce emissions. With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.