Senior Project Planner - M&E Scheduling Lead

Tritech Engineering; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career progression

Further education opportunities

Job summary

Tritech Group is seeking a Senior Project Planner to lead the development, management and reporting of integrated programmes for complex multi-discipline projects with a strong Mechanical & Electrical focus.

You will work closely with project delivery teams to provide schedule control, progress measurement, earned value analysis and risk management throughout the full lifecycle, ensuring delivery on time and within budgets.

Qualifications

• Relevant third-level qualification in engineering, construction management, or a recognised M&E trade qualification.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in a Senior Planning or Project Controls role on large-scale engineering projects.
• Strong Mechanical & Electrical experience with high technical competence.
• Experience managing multi-package contracts, long-lead equipment, phased handovers, commissioning, and CQV.
• Expert-level proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to read and interpret M&E drawings, schematics, and commissioning documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent advanced project scheduling software.
• Produce integrated Pre-Construction, Construction, Commissioning, and handover programs in collaboration with the project team.
• Develop commissioning, IST, and validation programmes in alignment with project requirements.
• Identify critical and near-critical paths and develop mitigation and recovery strategies where required.
• Monitor site progress through physical progress measurement, Earned Value Management (EVM), and milestone tracking.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports including programme status, critical path analysis, float utilisation, delay analysis, recovery plans, and forecast completion dates.
• Proactively identify and manage programme and schedule-related risks.
• Develop and manage project schedules and associated project controls tools and systems.
• Lead and facilitate planning, progress, and programme review meetings and workshops.
• Establish and manage project resource loading and schedule-driven resource requirements.
• Provide performance updates and variance analysis to support corrective actions.
• Work closely with project managers, construction teams, M&E leads, commissioning teams, clients, and consultants.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project Controls

Earned Value

Scheduling

MS Office

M&E drawings

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tritech Group is seeking a Senior Project Planner to lead the development, management and reporting of integrated programmes for complex multi-discipline projects with a strong Mechanical & Electrical focus.

You will work closely with project delivery teams to provide schedule control, progress measurement, earned value analysis and risk management throughout the full lifecycle, ensuring delivery on time and within budgets.