About this role
Project Planning Specialist
Location: Dublin, Limerick
Reference: JR163070
About the role
Project Planning Specialist- Firecrest
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
We are currently seeking a Project Planning Specialist to join our FIRECREST team at ICON. As part of a specialised Project Planning team, you will support the coordination and delivery of Firecrest products and services for clinical trials across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Working closely with Project Managers and cross-functional teams, you will contribute to project planning and delivery, study documentation, financial tracking and reporting, and process improvement.
What you will be doing:
- Supporting Project Managers with project planning, execution and monitoring.
- Helping develop and maintain project timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
- Coordinating with cross-functional teams to keep project milestones on track.
- Managing study documentation and assisting in the preparation and delivery of the suite of Firecrest products
- Supporting business unit financial management and reporting, including maintaining budget and revenue trackers.
- Contributing to process improvements that enhance operational efficiency.
Your profile:
- A bachelor’s degree in Project Management or Operations Management is preferred; relevant experience will also be considered.
- Previous experience in project coordination or project management is preferred.
- Strong financial acumen, including the ability to maintain budget and revenue trackers.
- Experience with change orders highly desirable
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail when maintaining documentation and managing data.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with stakeholders.
What ICON can offer you: Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please let us know.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.