MEP Planner

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building-services solution contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are actively seeking an MEP Planner to join the company to assist with the creation & management of Pre-Construction departmental and job specific programmes. (Design, Procurement, Construction)

Responsibilities

• Assist in the production of programmes ensuring that all key design, procurement and construction activities are captured, and logic linked to identify the critical path.
• Collaborate with internal teams, engineers, and subcontractors to gather necessary information for MEP planning and coordination.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of project documentation, including progress reports, risk assessments, and schedule updates.
• Monitor and track MEP project progress to ensure that milestones are achieved, and any potential delays are identified and addressed.
• Assist in preparing and managing procurement schedules for MEP equipment and materials.
• Participate in meetings with the MEP team and contractors to discuss progress, timelines, and potential issues.
• Provide administrative support to the MEP planning team, including preparing reports, updating project plans, and maintaining project documentation.
• Support in cost estimation and resource allocation for MEP projects.
• Prepare short-term programmes and carry out any departmental specific exercises such as re-programming and allocating resources.
• Monitor any changes and assess the impact on the agreed programmes.
• Suggest programme recovery actions or programme betterment opportunities.
• Maintain full change log records, for all programmes, as per Planning Process.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualifications: HNC/Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of tender stage planning and/or onsite planning within a developer/ contracting organisation.
• Familiarity with MEP design and construction processes in terms of the infrastructure, installation and commissioning sequences of M&E services.
• Experience of project management software including Asta Powerproject / MS Project.
• Excellent IT skills and relevant knowledge of Microsoft suite of packages.

Abilities & Skills

• Methodical, imaginative, and analytical thinker, with practical construction experience combined with sound knowledge of planning, programming and control processes
• Self-motivated with excellent time and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work unsupervised, individually or as part of a team, to a very high standard.
• Proficient in communication (both written and verbal)
• Organised and structured approach to your work.
• Ability to work within an environment with deadlines while having to multi-task with multiple priorities
• High attention to detail

Company Benefits

• Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme
• 4 x Salary Death in Service cover
• Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Variety of employee discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Branded clothing
• Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
• Annual Health Checks
• Full use of onsite state of the art gym
• Awards for long service
• Additional annual leave based on length of service
• Training and development opportunities.
• Free Onsite parking

Kane is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.