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Senior Planner

Designer Group · Athens

Posted 8/20/2026 · last confirmed live 8/26/2026

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Job description - Senior Project Planner About Our Company Designer Group is a leading international mechanical & electrical provider specialising in turnkey packages for the design, supply, and installation of M&E services. Headquartered in Dublin, we employ in excess of 1000 experienced and dedicated colleagues across the Group. As an industry leader, we work with some of the world's largest multinational companies and our common purpose is delivering ambitious, innovative and sustainable engineering solutions, building client partnerships that bear testament to the standards we uphold. Our people are the foundation of our continued growth across all client sectors. We invest in our people and have a philosophy of continuous professional development. This investment has produced an innovative and passionate team that deliver projects for our clients safely, efficiently and to the highest standards in the industry. Our approach to everything we do is underpinned by our Values of Safe Trust Respect Challenge Deliver This is an exciting time for Designer Group, with the fruits of our Engineering Our Future Strategy 2025 reflected in our substantial pipeline of work in Ireland, Europe, Africa and South America. The Role As a Senior Project Planner you will play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. Key Functions of the Project Planner Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager Support in client schedule negotiations Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2/3 weeks Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis Requirements Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or strong trades background coupled with technical ability will be considered Ideally you will possess 5+ years’ experience/demonstrate ability to develop and implement plans, monitor and control work Must be capable of producing project plans from design and commercial information Microsoft Project/P6 or Equivalent Planning Software, Microsoft Office tools Excellent report writing skills Time management essential to satisfy demands of busy schedule and reporting calendar

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