Construction Planner

Position: Construction Planner (Permanent)
Location: Hart

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Planner to join our team. As the Planner, you will play a crucial role in the management and delivery of our civil engineering and main contracting projects.
The Planner is the ‘organiser’ of projects. The Planner sets out the programme in coordination with all stakeholders at pre and post contract award stages of our civil engineering and main contracting projects. You will monitor progress and provide information to the project and design management on both critical path and project milestones, and ensure that the project teams maintain and update the programme.

You will be a key position for controlling risks, costs and resources on our civil engineering and main contracting projects, and will review tender and contract drawings for early identification of project risks and information gaps and communicate / report to required parties. You will liaise with project teams to receive real time short look ahead programmes so that project progress can be monitored and planned.
Main Tasks/Responsibilities

* Hands-on planning preparation, in conjunction with Project Team, optimise working programme to meet project objectives covering design, procurement, enabling, construction, commissioning, handover, and client key dates as appropriate. Validate construction methodologies, resource and cost loading, activity durations, schedule logic, float allocation and critical path identification, including those within supplier submissions;

* Develop comprehensive, logic linked, project programmes for projects incorporating float allocation, milestones, critical path identification, resource / subcontractor coding, planning, materials planning, cost-loading and earned value forecasting and reporting.

* Capture and analyse project information including programme updates (e.g. critical path, resource histograms, cost forecasting). Work with Project Managers as necessary to produce dropline programmes and report as necessary to the board current project ‘health’ status

* Create tender stage programmes to support bids on allocated projects;

* Provide information for and where required attend pre-tender, mid-tender and post tender interviews;

* Provide planning input/information for PQQs;

* Review tender stage drawings and identify project risks and build ability issues and constraints;

* Ensure full project scope has been identified and accounted for within the tender submission;

* Create internal construction phase programmes on successful projects in conjunction with project owner.

* Identify and programme pre-construction activities;

* Assist with value engineering opportunities;

* Assist with and attend project pre-start meetings.

* Resource programme with internal labour, plant and long lead in item identification to assist with project delivery;

* Liaise with project QS to incorporate procurement schedule within internal programme;

* Monitor contract programmes via site generated 3 week look ahead programmes;

* Create reports on live project programmes for internal and client use;

* Assist with mitigation solutions if programme delay is identified on a project;

* Conduct earned value analysis to assist with successful project delivery;

* Assist the commercial department with project cost forecasting;

* Assess the effects of client changes to the contract programme;

* Conduct programme audits especially with regards to pre-construction activities, long lead in items, services procurement, and sub contractor procurement;

* Assist with and attend post contract review meetings.
Essential:
HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a construction-related field.
Extensive project planning experience, with strong knowledge of programming software.
Ability to independently review construction drawings and provide feedback.
Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
High levels of numeracy and literacy.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Reliable and a strong team player, with a clean driving licence.
Desirable:
Degree in a construction-related discipline.
Experience in main contracting and civil engineering projects.
Knowledge of earned value and critical path analysis.
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