Planner

JJ Rhatigan & Company is one of Ireland’s leading Building Contractors, with operations throughout Ireland and the UK. We are currently recruiting for a Planner. This position will be full time located in our Dublin Office.

Purpose of Role

To create, maintain, review, and administer Project programmes / schedules during the entire project lifecycle at the Tender, Pre-Construction and Construction stages. 

To continually maintain and develop the quality of the JJ Rhatigan brand through support and innovation. 

General Duties 

• The project team of Planner, Project Manager & Contracts Manager are to be accountable for building, monitoring, analyzing and reporting on project schedules at all project lifecycle stages as required. 
• Compile robust schedules to enable projects to be completed on time and within budget in conjunction with the Project Manager & Contracts Manager. 
• To use own initiative in breaking large jobs down into phases of development 
• Using project management tools, experience and stakeholder input to plan timeframes. 
• To liaise with JJR teams to discuss the lifecycle stages of the project and to add value with experience and skills. 
• To initiate / facilitate and participate in pre-construction schedule reviews with the bid and pre-construction team(s) as required. 
• To attend tender briefings / tender site visits as required to fully ascertain the scope of work and site constraints. 
• To liaise with external contractors and suppliers to provide accurate inputs / outputs which will drive the schedule. 
• To prioritise their workload to continually work to short deadlines / tight schedules to deliver programmes / schedules for tenders or live projects. 
• Build and maintain good relationships with external stakeholders such as consultants, subcontractors and suppliers. 
• Present information and highlight issues for internal review during tender and construction stages. 
• To liaise with JJR’s Design Development Team and external Design stakeholders to improve both schedule and bid quality. 
• To have the ability to work between offices and construction sites when necessary to support Project Teams with a ‘on the ground’ review. 
• To prepare acceleration / delay mitigation schedules based on site reviews and project team inputs. 
• Provides ‘what-if’ support to Projects as needed. 
• To have the ability to analyze information provided by Project Teams to prepare high level reports on the progress of projects including critical path analysis and schedule performance review. 
• Support the project management team in their construction stage planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects. 
• Work in collaboration with project management team to drive consistency of the project scheduling approach to facilitate accuracy in project execution and reporting. 
• Recommend and implement modifications to existing schedules / projects to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones. 
• Assist to facilitate the training of Foremen, Engineers, Site Managers & Project Managers to learn, or increase skills in, project scheduling company wide. 

Commercial 

• Highlight any associated risks to program early and apply appropriate mitigation measures to eliminate all program risks. Inform senior management in advance of any foreseen delays. 
• To assist the commercial team and project team in the establishment and implementation of Schedule Change Control and/or Delay analysis including review and agreement of impact of project/scope changes to ensure same are incorporated in overall project schedule / progress measurement system 
• To work with estimators / commercial team to calculate the preliminaries / resources required for a project’s delivery including resources required for delay mitigation. 
• To highlight positive risk opportunities or potential situations where value engineering can be utilized. 
• To have the ability to support cost/schedule integration. 
• To be aware of the commercial sensitivity of the information they hold and produce and not to distribute externally without the consent of senior management. 

Health & Safety 

• Ensure site compliance with health & safety legislation and the company H&S policies management system. 
• Ensure schedules’ content and timelines are compliant with relevant EH&S legislation and make reference to same where applicable. 
• Ensure schedules take account of best practice and include sufficient durations for the implementation of preventative measures both temporary and permanent to allow works to progress safely. 
• During the pre-construction stage communicate any foreseeable risks and hazardous interfaces with Bid & Commercial Team(s). 

Quality 

• Liaise with the Bid / Pre-Construction team in their compilation of construction methodologies and related submission documents. 
• Use industry recognized quality checking measures to ensure schedules are robust, accurate and dynamic. 
• Maintain accurate records/paperwork relating to the compilation of schedules at tender stage for streamlining the handover to the construction team on award. 

Abilities & Skills

• Proficient in the use of the planning software’s ’AstaPowerproject & MS Project to create and manage a master schedule and the supporting detailed schedules, histograms, graphs etc. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint. 
• Knowledgeable in the use of Site Progress Mobile and its integration with Asta Powerproject 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Creative and innovative with assignments. Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in work style to better respond to multiple requests/tasks and handle sudden changes in priorities. Able to embrace and participate in change initiatives. 
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills. 
• Highly organized and methodical approach. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Strong communication including writing reports and presenting. 
• Understanding engineering and construction principles and sequencing. 
• Time management and planning. 
• High Attention to detail. 
• Strong budget awareness, value engineering foresight and financial management. 
• Work as part of a team and individually. 

• Attractive terms of Employment & Competitive salary for the right candidate
• Excellent Benefits
• Free Parking
• Excellent Career Progression
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.

In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit. Please review the eligibility and requirements for an employment permit if you are unsure of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.