Planner (Construction)

Planner

London

Salary – £60,000 – £72,000+ Package

Our client, a UK top 20 main contractor are part of a group with a turnover of £2 billion of which operates on the London Stock Exchange and who’s history dates back over 100 years has a requirement for a Planner. Our client operates in most sectors within the construction industry and the majority of the projects include Retail, Education, Healthcare, Leisure and Commercial – values ranging from £5M-£30M but generally £5M-£15M. The company have a very strong order book for next year and have secured a number of prestigious projects within London and the M25 hence the requirement for a Planner to report in to a Pre-Construction.

Responsibilities:

– Manage and incorporate change events into the construction programme.
– Produce tender programmes compliant with tender sum, design (where appropriate) and methodology
– Produce tender deliverables as required (agreed at initial tender meeting with planning manager / bid manager)

Construction / delivery stage:
– Produce, manage and update the construction programme and its communication to internal and external customers and major stakeholders
– Produce programmes, reports and / or extract filters as required by the project team, including indication of deviation from the baseline programme
– Formally issue programme updates to the customer as required by the contract
– Attend progress meetings with internal and external customers and present project progress
– Develop and produce fully logic linked and integrated tender programme comprising the design, procurement, construction and commission compliant with tender sum, design (where appropriate) and methodology without assistance
– Ensure planning and programming is produced on time by understanding the planning process to meet challenging deadlines, understanding the interface and reliance between elements/disciplines, and developing and monitoring integrated design, procurement, construction and commissioning programmes
– Engage with supply chain and bid team members to discuss and achieve optimum programme and method solutions
– Supervise Planner and Junior Planners

The career progression plans for the right person are second to none, the team is planned to expand and there is great scope for the applicant to move up the career ladder and become Head of Planning.

The right individual must have experience with P6 and Asta and Primavera and must have previously been a Planner on projects within the following sectors; Retail, Education, Healthcare, Leisure and Commercial. The right applicant must be client facing and able to work as part of a team also as there will be a lot of interaction with the client team, especially at the start of the construction process.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY TO THIS VACANCY IF YOU ARE A PLANNER WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY