My client, Ireland's leading multi-disciplinary Engineering and Construction company are searching for an experienced Senior Planner - Construction to join their team. This role will be based out of their head office in Kildare. The Senior Planner will prepare and articulate competent plans for any scale of project that comply with Company and functional procedures and standards and contribute to business success. Role: Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department. Assimilate information and summarise it in a manner that can be used to communicate the work scope to others. Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements. Contribute to the risk register and undertake programme risk analysis. Prepare visual material in support of planned methods. Prepare resource schedules for use at review. Contribute to coaching, supporting and formal training of others. Draw up a bid preparation programme and contribute to the tender queries database. Define methods and establish competitive outputs, in consultation with the estimator and other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances. Contribute the required written submission material. Attend the bid review meeting to contribute a clear view of the work scope and the intentions for delivering it by reference to prepared material. Attending the handover meeting to contribute a clear view of the work scope and the intentions for delivering it by reference to prepared material and accept further defined tasks. In consultation with Estimator advise project team of required feedback reports and support. Requirements: Relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent Minimum 5 years of Planning and Project Controls experience within the Construction and Engineering industry Extensive experience of civil engineering contracting within the rail and civil engineering sector Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in serving both tendering and contract delivery. A clear understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function. Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project. Salary Salary circa €80k - €90k neg DOE 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review Pension Scheme Private Healthcare Allowance Other benefits If you are aSenior Plannerconsidering a career move, please feel free to send yourCV or contact Lisa Cullen on for a confidential discussion.GPC will not send any applicants CVs to clients without a full discussion and prior consent. GPC is a specialist construction recruitment consultancy based in Dublin with 24 years experience working in the recruitment of construction professionals within Ireland and Internationally. Skills: Senior Planner