Planner Assistant

As a Planner Assistant, you'll be at the heart of an exciting infrastructure project in Dublin, based at an airport. Join our dynamic team and make a difference
The Planner Assistant will support the development, maintenance, and tracking of the master project schedule. Working closely with the Planning Manager and cross-functional project teams, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate scheduling, monitoring progress, and identifying potential delays. The role holder will have experience in the construction industry, strong planning and problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of complex projects while gaining valuable experience in project planning using Primavera P6.
About Us: At Sacyr UK and Ireland, we're passionate about creating a better world through our projects. As a Planner Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in our team. Our workplace is inclusive, diverse, and designed for everyone to thrive. We don't just say it – we live it, we're proud to have been named a Sunday Times Top 100 Employer in both 2024 and 2025, and to be accredited as a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer.
About you: If your values align with ours, and you are passionate about being part of our team, read on Our team is professional, great communicators, adaptable, full of integrity and generally a fabulous bunch. If this sounds like you, and you can demonstrate the required skills and experience, we want to hear from you.
Our benefits:

• Inclusive work environment, Sunday Times Top 100 Employer 2024 and 2025
• 34 days holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Professional membership support
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Language lessons
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness Your Way programme
• Annual Health Checks
• Sacyr Sports Club, and much more.
  

Key Responsibilities include:

• Maintain and update the project schedule using Primavera P6 in alignment with the contracted scope and project deliverables.
• Prepare detailed look-ahead schedules to support construction planning and execution.
• Monitor project progress and update schedules to reflect current status, identify deviations, and ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Work closely with site teams, engineers, and subcontractors to collect accurate planning data and drive schedule accountability.
• Collaborate with the wider project team to support decision-making and planning needs.
• Communicate key milestones, schedule updates, and critical path changes clearly to the team.
• Prepare and issue periodic planning reports, including progress updates and performance metrics.
• Additional duties associated with the role as determined by management.
  

Essential criteria:

• Legal right to work in the Republic of Ireland
• Willingness to complete a 5-year background screening as part of the hiring process
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in planning or related occupation.
• Solid experience providing planning support on complex, multidisciplinary construction projects.
• Strong understanding of earned value management (EVM), critical path method (CPM), and schedule risk principles.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, and the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Demonstrated experience in a Planning Engineer / P6 Planner role or similar.
• Excellent analytical and planning capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly, manage workload efficiently, and thrive in a dynamic project environment
• Ability to work collaboratively within the planning team and engaging effectively with other project teams.
• Strong focus on goals, priorities, and delivering high-quality outputs on time.
  

Desirable criteria:

• A recognized qualification in project planning or project controls (e.g., PMI-SP, AACE PSP) is a plus
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
• Being fully aware of and actively complying with Sacyr's policies and procedures relevant to your own responsibilities and to corporate policies and procedures including equality, sustainability and the environment, health and safety and data protection.
  

In return, you will be working on a high profile 'once in a lifetime' project where you will be supported by a collaborative team in a learning environment. We offer local and global career opportunities and whilst this project is based in Dublin our teams are truly global
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to making reasonable adjustments to enable all applicants to participate in the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any adjustments as part of the application process.
Ready to be part of our transformative journey? Apply now and contribute to building a better future
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