Assistant Planner

Assistant Planner

Coffey is hiring an Assistant Planner to join our Construction Services team, supporting the delivery of diverse construction, infrastructure and engineering projects.

Benefits

Hybrid working: 3 days in the office and 2 days from home

Pension scheme

Diverse portfolio of projects

Professional development and mentoring

Location: Athenry, Galway

About the role

As an Assistant Planner, you’ll help develop and maintain logic-linked project programmes from tender through to delivery. You’ll support project teams with programme updates, progress reporting and schedule analysis, helping identify risks, delays and opportunities.

Working alongside experienced planners and project teams, you’ll build your construction and planning knowledge while developing strong stakeholder relationships and contributing to successful project delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance and monitoring of programmes for bids and live projects
• Assist with baseline programmes, programme updates, progress reporting and schedule analysis
• Identify potential delays, risks and opportunities and support appropriate actions
• Help project teams understand key milestones, critical activities and deliverables
• Apply Coffey’s Planning Manual and support planning activities across multidisciplinary projects
• Develop knowledge of contract forms, project controls, risk and tendering
• Build effective relationships with project stakeholders

About you

We’re looking for an Assistant Planner with:

• 3+ years’ planning experience in electromechanical, civil engineering or infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of construction methodologies, sequencing and resource planning
• Experience with MS Project and Primavera P6
• Strong analytical, communication and collaboration skills
• Commercial and contractual awareness
• Tendering/pre-construction experience is desirable.
• A full Irish/EU driving licence is required where travel between project locations is necessary.
• Authorised to work in Ireland i.e. stamp 4 or critical skills visa

Coffey is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people can develop, contribute and build their careers.