Planner, Construction, Civil Engineering

PLANNER

Location:

Swindon/ London Salary: 65,000 - 75,000

Job Type: Permanent Sector:
Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
1. About the Company The company operates within the civil engineering and construction sector, delivering projects across a range of work types and values.

The Planner sits within the work winning function, supporting tender teams and project management teams with planning, scheduling and project performance reporting.
2. About the Role The Planner will provide planning and scheduling support across both tendering and project delivery activities.

You will develop and maintain programmes, assess risks, monitor progress and produce programme information for project teams. The role will also contribute to tender strategies, written submissions, post-tender negotiations and the handover of successful bids.
3. The key responsibilities for this Planner role are:

Develop detailed programmes and programme content

Update and monitor progress within working programmes

Introduce and manage programme changes

Resource and cost-load programmes

Assess and incorporate programme risks

Check programme robustness using appropriate techniques

Produce routine and ad-hoc programme outputs

Interpret information from tender documentation

Contribute to bid-winning strategies

Develop tender programme structures and content

Support tender written submissions

Transfer planning information to project teams following successful bids Gather and monitor progress and feedback information

Produce and communicate programme information in different formats

Provide planning support to construction teams

Evaluate supply chain programmes

Establish and maintain internal and external project controls reporting

Work to defined project timescales
4. Experience required for this Planner role are:

Demonstrable understanding of construction methods and outputs

Experience working with planning and programming techniques

Experience using planning software, principally Primavera P6

Understanding of commercial and contractual requirements

Understanding of programme change

Experience providing short-term planning support to construction teams

Ability to analyse and assess programmes

Experience evaluating supply chain programmes

Ability to work to defined timescales

Understanding of business processes and systems
5. Desirable knowledge, skills and experience for this Planner role are:

Experience supporting tender planning and work winning

Experience contributing to tender written submissions

Experience developing programme structures independently

Experience coaching others in planning and programming

Experience establishing project controls reporting
6. Package and Benefits of the Planner role:

Salary: 65,000 - 75,000

Job Type: Permanent

Location:

Swindon/ London Opportunity to work across tendering and project delivery

Exposure to civil engineering and construction projects

Development through supporting and coaching other team members
7.

How to apply

for this Planner role:

If you are interested in this Planner position, then please apply via this job board.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact us directly.

Discipline(s):
Construction, Infrastructure & Built Environment Job type:
Permanent