Senior Tender Planner – Pre-Construction (Primavera P6)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Designer Group is recruiting a Senior Planner to lead tender programmes across data centre, energy & industrial, and building services in a pre-construction context. You will report to the Head of Planning and collaborate with Estimating and Engineering to produce robust, client-ready programmes for bid submissions.

You will have Primavera P6 expertise, a minimum of 6+ years in construction planning (3+ in pre-construction), and a proven ability to identify risks and present clear methodology

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or similar.
• 6+ years in construction planning, with 3+ years in a pre-construction or tender planning role.
• Experience building tender programmes from first principles.
• Contractor experience across Data Centres, Energy/Utilities, Life Sciences, or Industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and programming input to all assigned tenders, from enquiry receipt through to submission, clarification and award.
• Develop detailed, logic-linked tender programmes in Primavera P6 covering procurement, construction, testing and handover.
• Review tender documents to identify key dates, access dates, sectional completions, liquidated damages and programme-related obligations, and advise the Preconstruction team on their impact.
• Develop procurement strategies and long-lead equipment schedules, including technical submittals, approvals, manufacturing lead times, factory acceptance testing and delivery, distinguishing between OFCI and CFCI equipment.
• Define testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning sequences, including interfaces with Employer, OEM and utility commissioning and energisation activities.
• Identify programme risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation or qualifications; carry out schedule risk analysis where required.

Skills

Primavera P6

Tender planning

Construction planning

MS Excel

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Designer Group is recruiting a Senior Planner to lead tender programmes across data centre, energy & industrial, and building services in a pre-construction context. You will report to the Head of Planning and collaborate with Estimating and Engineering to produce robust, client-ready programmes for bid submissions.

You will have Primavera P6 expertise, a minimum of 6+ years in construction planning (3+ in pre-construction), and a proven ability to identify risks and present clear methodology