Regional Planning Manager

About the role

A leading European engineering contractor, which delivers complex mechanical, electrical and instrumentation projects in the data centre, life sciences, industrial and commercial sectors, is looking for an experienced planning professional for a strategic, group-wide Regional Planning Manager role based in Dublin. The post goes beyond supporting individual projects: it helps lead, develop and continuously improve how the wider business approaches planning, risk management and operational excellence. The salary is up to €120k plus package.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and continue developing the Group Planning Department
• Support the implementation and change management of internal operational processes and standards across the business
• Report monthly to senior operational leadership on the status of key process improvement initiatives
• Perform monthly project risk reviews and assess overall project performance alongside Project Managers
• Develop solutions and make recommendations to Operations Managers and Project Managers to mitigate project risk, and help implement corrective actions
• Monitor high-risk projects with Operations Managers and proactively manage and mitigate risk items
• Forecast project risk and opportunity across the business and recommend interventions to Directors, Business Unit Leaders and Operations Managers
• Provide internal consultancy and support in stabilising distressed projects
• Assess new major projects with Operations Managers, identify internal and external risks and opportunities and rank projects accordingly
• Work with Operations and Commercial teams to forecast and predict project outcomes, and collate monthly Business Unit reports for risk and opportunity review
• Work with Project Managers and Facilities Managers to improve the integration of Support Services into projects
• Attend Heads of Meetings and Project Commercial Review Meetings
• Support the mentoring and monitoring of new Project Managers during their first project
• Maintain information security in line with the company's Information Security Management System (ISMS)

Required profile

• Strong background in planning within a construction, engineering or major project delivery environment
• Proven experience at a regional or group-wide level, ideally with exposure to multiple concurrent projects
• Strong risk management and forecasting skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Comfortable acting as an internal consultant for both healthy and distressed projects
• Excellent communication skills, with experience mentoring or supporting less experienced Project Managers
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach to identifying and mitigating risk early