_{28th May, 2026}

Senior Planner
Location: Cork
€75-€105K

The Senior Planner leads the planning and project controls function across the business, setting standards and ensuring consistency in pre-construction and construction phases. This role supports delivery excellence through accurate programme development, progress monitoring, risk management, and reporting to senior management and the Board. 
  
  
Responsibilities:
  
Programme Development & Control

• Lead the development of baseline contract programmes covering design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring logic links and critical path are clear.
• Prepare construction target programmes to identify improvements and efficiencies compared to contract programmes.
• Develop tender event programmes for subcontractor procurement, integrating design release and lead-in activities.
• Maintain accurate programme documentation within a Common Data Environment (CDE).
• Produce 4D graphical models and/or 2D phasing plans to illustrate build sequence, logistics and phasing.
• Identify programme risks and opportunities, applying mitigation measures, float and time risk allowances.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop construction methodologies that demonstrate sequencing and techniques.
• Support preparation of preliminaries documentation including staffing, logistics and temporary works.
• Engage with the supply chain to develop programme inputs, including design deliverables, lead-in times, construction durations, plant, and labour needs.

  
Reporting, Progress & As-Built Information

• Develop and manage tracking schedules to monitor subcontractor programmes.
• Maintain and update as-built programmes, highlighting variances from baseline.
• Input into change requests, advising on programme impacts to facilitate approvals.
• Validate and track progress using output rates and provide feedback to inform future tenders.
• Undertake peer reviews of planners’ programmes to ensure consistency and quality.
• Use 4D/2D planning tools to represent current progress visually.

  
Management & Leadership

• Provide regular updates to Regional Planners and report programme positions at monthly contract reviews.
• Lead programme reporting weekly and monthly in coordination with project management teams.
• Manage, mentor, and support assistant and graduate planners, conducting performance and development reviews.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of planning outputs produced by project and site teams.
• Benchmark programme periods using subcontractor input, historic data and project consultation.
• Lead planning and programme management duties during both pre-construction and site phases.
• Contribute to assessment of programme entitlements under contract conditions (e.g., NEC, JCT).

  
  
Qualifications:
  
Essential

• Degree or diploma in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• Certification or training in planning and programme software (e.g., ASTA Powerproject).

 Desirable

• Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body (e.g., CIOB, ICE, APM).
• Advanced training in ASTA Powerproject (e.g., progress analysis, S-curve reporting, resource management).
• Training in contract management (NEC, JCT).
• Training in Synchro, BIM and collaborative data environments.
• Training in people management and presentation techniques.

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