Dunderrow, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland | Posted on 24/09/2025
What is it like to work at SimoTech? With a strong collaborative teamwork culture based on respect, trust and excellence, we play a critical partnering role to our clients’ life-changing supply of products to patients. In return, there is excellent salary, benefits, career progression, educational support and much more .
SimoTech has an opportunity for a n Automation Project Sch e duler to join our team, supporting one of our multinational clients based in Cork. The successful candidate will be r esponsible for developing and maintaining integrated schedules, resource allocation, and producing accurate forecasts to support proactive project delivery .
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably within a life sciences manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Creation and maintenance of detailed project schedules using tools including Primavera P6, MS Project, Planner and Smartsheets .
* Work closely with coders and testers to gather up to date information on schedules and resource inputs.
* Track progress, update schedules, and provide variance analysis against baseline plans.
* Monitor and escalate schedule risks, delays and resource constraints where required .
* Provide portfolio level reporting and dashboard insights for senior leadership.
* Consolidate individual project schedules into a master schedule to support resource planning.
* Attend and provide input at scheduled review meetings and assist with project control s processes.
* Optimise resource allocation across projects, ensuring each project has sufficient resources while also highlighting potential risks and opportunities.
* Generate forecast reports for resource demand and project timelines.
Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or Life Sciences .
* Must have 5+ years of experience in automation project scheduling .
* Hands on experience with scheduling platforms including Primavera P6 or MS Project .
* Strong understanding of critical path analysis and resource loading .
* Prior experience with resource forecasting, capacity planning and multi-project scheduling is a must .
* Ability to work well both as part of a team and on own initiative.
* Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at one time.
* Role provides a high degree of autonomy to allow the successful candidate to reach their full potential.
* Develop new skills and enhance technical ability by working with innovative technologies in a multi-disciplined environment.
* Opportunity to work with large corporate clients on exciting capital projects.
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