Planning and Controls Manager

About the role

Egis is looking for an experienced Planning Manager to join its growing team in the transportation team, covering projects across Ireland. The planner leads the planning function, develops and maintains robust control of the project programme and supports the project and programme team in planning and reporting. The role suits a collaborative person with strong leadership and communication skills who thrives in a busy, multi-tasking environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support the planning team, assess its needs and upskill where required.
• Implement Subcontract Works Information requirements, demonstrate compliance during audits and protect against breaches.
• Develop, update and maintain programmes, keeping them aligned with the contract and accepted by the client.
• Manage programme interfaces with other work packages, review client comments and validate actions.
• Support the commercial team with CE quotations, bottom-up forecasts and labour and expenditure profiles.
• Model key compensation events, Contractor Instructions and Early Warnings in the programme, including daily checks on CEMAR.
• Manage programme communications, document variances in planned completion and allocate Time Risk Allowance to critical activities.
• Integrate Earned Value Analysis (EVA) elements such as spend profile, earned value, planned value, SPI and schedule performance index.
• Track material quantities and report planned, actual and forecast figures.
• Liaise daily with Construction and Procurement teams so that shift reports, the Tender Event Schedule and construction sequencing match the programme.

Required profile

• Previous experience in transportation, infrastructure or civil engineering projects.
• Significant experience in a project planning position and a proven track record delivering major projects as a contractor.
• People management, communication, negotiation and client management skills.
• Willingness to travel for project assignments.
• Desirable: degree in Project Management, Engineering or a related field, and Chartered Project Manager status or membership of a related professional body.

Required skills

• Excellent knowledge of planning software; Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project is essential.
• Other scheduling software experience is a plus.