Project Planner

You will be part of the infrastructure delivery team, supporting the planning, scheduling, coordination and monitoring of civil engineering, water, wastewater, street enhancement and utilities projects based in Co Mayo.

You will help ensure that projects are delivered on time, to budget, and to the required quality and safety standards. The role bridges the gap between design, operations and site delivery, providing control, forecasting and insight to senior management and project teams.

What You’ll Get / Benefits

• Opportunity to work on high-profile civil and utilities infrastructure projects
• Exposure to end-to-end project delivery: design, execution, maintenance
• Career progression in project controls, planning, contracts or project leadership
• Structured training, mentorship and development programs
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including vehicle / travel allowance, pension, health coverage
• Supportive working culture with focus on safety, innovation and continuous improvement

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stephen at stephen@breaghrecruitment.com / 015314345

Project Planner Skills:

• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience as a Project / Planning Engineer or Planner in the civil engineering or infrastructure sector
• Proven experience managing and delivering project schedules for water, wastewater, streetworks, utilities or public realm projects
• Familiarity with trenchless technologies, utilities networks (water / sewer) and street enhancement work is a plus
• Experience in coordinating multiple disciplines (design, civils, M&E, traffic, subcontractors)
• Demonstrable track record in resolving delays, resource conflicts and managing change in programmes
• Proficiency in scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent)
• Strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, reporting tools
• Solid understanding of project controls concepts: critical path method (CPM), earned value management (EVM), resource levelling, change control
• Ability to interpret design drawings, construction sequences and technical constraints
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail and strong organisational skills

As a Project Planner:

• Develop, maintain and update integrated project schedules (master programmes, look-ahead plans) using recognised planning tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project or similar)
• Collaborate with project managers, design leads, contracts, construction and commercial teams to define project scope, deliverables, dependencies, milestones and resource requirements
• Monitor project progress, track critical path, identify delays or variances, and propose mitigation actions
• Produce regular reports, dashboards and presentations (e.g. earned value, progress reports, forecasting) for stakeholders and senior management
• Coordinate and lead weekly / fortnightly planning meetings, liaising with site teams and subcontractors to align tasks and constraints
• Maintain risk and issue registers, escalate planning or resource conflicts, and assist in resolution
• Manage change control of programme adjustments, ensuring proper documentation and re-baselining
• Assist in resource and manpower scheduling, interface coordination and planning optimisation
• Support tendering and bid phases by preparing time estimates, programme inputs and risk assessments
• Support continuous improvement of planning / project controls processes, standards, tools and best practices
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, environmental, quality and contractual obligations in planning deliverables

The Package:

Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of at least €60,000 plus package to and more.

Interviews are taking place this week so if you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date CV to stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call us now on 00353(0)15314345.

The Breagh Team:

Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with Construction jobs across the UK and Ireland, with an ethos based on flexibility, hard work, and a bit of good old common sense. We live within these core values servicing our clients and candidates daily.

Key roles we recruit for include Health & Safety managers, M&E project managers, construction managers, M&E site engineers, M&E quantity surveyors, civil engineers, site agents, estimators, buyers, bid managers and M&E site supervisors, across Ireland and the UK.

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