Senior Planner

Permanent
Cork
Senior Planner Cork
Position: Senior Planner
Location:  Cork /Munster Region
 
Overview
Our client is a leading engineering services company with a proven track record of high quality, customer focused project delivery for over 130 years. Their core divisions include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Sprinkler and Fire Protection. Some of the other services provided include Waste to Energy (BioEnergy), Specialist Lift, Off Site Fabrication, Technical Support Services, Maintenance, Asset Management, BIM (Building Information Modelling) and Geo-Surveying.  
 
Job Description
As a senior planner, you will play a pivotal role in our project development and implementation process. You will work closely with the Contracts Managers as well as a multidisciplinary team of engineers and industry experts to deliver cutting-edge projects.
 
 Skills and Requirements 
  • Support PMT in development and execution of project programmes 
  • Manage and support planning team members in executing projects 
  • Ability to oversee multiple projects and availability to regularly visit projects 
  • Knowledge of forensic planning and delay claim analysis 
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of Electrical systems
  • Relevant 3rd level qualification 
  • Minimum of 8years post qualification experience (preferably including M&E contracting experience) 
  • Experience in Primavera P6 software required (min 5years) 
  • Ability to interrogate & challenge where necessary Main Contractor / General Contractor programmes 
 
Responsibilities 
  • Leading the planning team in development of detailed EPC construction schedules for baseline agreement with client 
  • Complete schedule health checks prior to baselining for accuracy, integrity and critical path validation 
  • Ability to fully resource loaded schedules, produce and track KPI’s 
  • Ensuring accuracy and timely updating of construction schedule 
  • Track planned versus actual EV progress 
  • Working with team members to ensure system in place to capture and log any issues via the appropriate change control mechanisms   
  • Attending site meetings as required (internal and client based) 
  • Monitoring original versus actual budgets for scope growth/changes 
  • Monitoring fabrication workshop production and site installation progress 
  • Productivity tracking of craft labour Spent vs Earned hours 
  • Ensure planning owned deliverables in the production of weekly /monthly construction reports are completed on-time 
  • Producing weekly, monthly and periodic reports for internal and external purposes