Pre-Construction Planner – Civil Engineering & Infrastructure [ROI].

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PLNR/KIL

Build Your Future with Wills Bros

Wills Bros Group is one of Ireland’s leading Tier 1 civil engineering and infrastructure contractors, delivering complex and high-profile projects nationwide. Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across Ireland, we are hiring an experienced Pre-Construction Planner to join our team, based in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional with a background in civil engineering, road infrastructure, rail infrastructure, or commercial and industrial construction to play a key role in tender planning, bid support, programme strategy and pre-construction delivery planning.

Why Join Wills Bros?

At Wills Bros, we believe our success is built on our people. We offer a supportive, safety focused environment where talented professionals can take ownership of their work, develop their skills and build long-term careers. When you join our team, you’ll benefit from:

• A strong pipeline of civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to high-profile projects across Ireland.
• Genuine career progression and professional development.
• Support towards professional memberships and chartership.
• A collaborative, safety-focused culture with experienced industry professionals.

Project Experience

Our teams deliver a diverse range of infrastructure projects including

• Roads and transport infrastructure
• Bridges, structures, utilities and water infrastructure
• Earthworks, drainage and heavy civil engineering projects
• Public works and infrastructure schemes

The Role

As a Pre-Construction Planner with Wills Bros, you will develop high-quality tender and pre-construction programmes that reflect project scope, contractual requirements, construction methodology and delivery strategy. You will support bid submissions, tender interviews, early-stage project planning and handover into live delivery across civil engineering, transport infrastructure and construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the project scope and develop an efficient, compliant phasing strategy.
• Develop tender and pre-construction programmes aligned with project scope, contractual requirements, bid strategy and delivery methodology.
• Prepare and maintain programmes using Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6.
• Develop robust Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), logical build sequences, activity durations, logic links and critical path schedules.
• Embed construction methodology, constructability, site logistics and project phasing into tender programmes and pre-construction planning outputs.
• Assess resource requirements, productivity outputs, programme constraints, site constraints, key risks and opportunities during the bid and pre-construction stages.
• Produce clear tender deliverables including timeline diagrams, phasing plans, logistics inputs, lookahead programmes, resource histograms and tender-quality infographics.
• Support constructability reviews, bid risk workshops and value engineering discussions during the pre-construction phase.
• Prepare well-written planning narratives, programme notes and methodology summaries that clearly communicate programme logic, milestones, assumptions, constraints and delivery strategies.
• Support the development of baseline programmes and ensure tender planning assumptions are clear, realistic and suitable for handover to delivery teams.
• Identify opportunities to optimise programmes, improve sequencing, challenge assumptions and strengthen the technical quality of tender submissions.
• Work closely with bid, estimating, engineering, construction, commercial and project delivery teams.
• Support tender submissions, bid programmes, client presentations, tender interviews, pre-construction workshops and project handover meetings.
• Ensure tender and pre-construction programmes are realistic, efficient and deliverable, while supporting Wills Bros quality and safety standards.

About You

We are interested in hearing from experienced Pre-Construction Planners, Tender Planners, Planning Engineers, Project Planners or construction professionals with strong programming, tender planning and project planning experience, and the following skills and experience:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or a related discipline preferable.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ planning experience within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, tender planning or pre-construction environments.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6.
• Strong background in road infrastructure, rail infrastructure, energy, commercial or industrial construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project phasing, site logistics, resource planning, tender sequencing, progress monitoring and programme optimisation.
• Ability to read and understand drawings, specifications, tender documents and construction information.
• Strong communication and writing skills, with the ability to prepare clear planning narratives, programme notes, methodology summaries and tender responses.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with bid, estimating, engineering, construction, commercial and project teams.
• A practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach to tender planning, pre-construction strategy and project delivery.

Career Development

Our pre-construction planning teams play a key role in supporting successful tender submissions, robust bid programmes, smooth project handovers and long-term infrastructure development.

We actively support career progression through

• Professional development programmes and industry-recognised training
• Support for professional memberships, including Engineers Ireland where relevant
• Mentoring, coaching and exposure to major tenders, bid programmes and live project handovers
• Progression pathways within planning, project delivery, pre-construction and leadership roles

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package including

• Competitive salary
• 24 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Income Protection and Death in Service Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme and Digital Doctor
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Company-funded professional development and membership support

Ready for What’s Next?

If you are an experienced Pre-Construction Planner, Tender Planner or construction professional with strong programming, bid planning and pre-construction experience, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Join Wills Bros. Build your career. Deliver Ireland’s infrastructure!

Please note: We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

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