Senior Planner

Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint a Senior Planner to be based on a project site in either High Wycombe, Newport or Motherwell to assist the delivery of our projects. The Senior Planner will provide a professional planning service in every stage of the project lifecycle from tender, through to design, construction and commissioning. The Senior Planner will ensure all activities are captured, whilst playing a key role within project teams.

Equans Data Centers deliver fully integrated engineering solutions for technically detailed projects in the Data Center industry. The Senior Planner will provide professional planning services for project delivery and will have the scope to work on projects of different sizes in these sectors.

• Provide planning services as a key part of the project team ensuring the teams are delivering on project time objectives.
• Understand for each project the level of planning service and anticipated time allocation to provide that service.
• Identifying, communicating and managing project risks. Collaborating with the team to solve any issues or problems.
• Build strong internal and external relationship with the Planning department and broader project and client teams.
• Communicating with other disciplines within production teams to ensure they are aware of their roles in meeting the programme.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures and planning standards.
• Providing detailed an accurate regular progress reporting to the project team and client as required.
• Summarise projects status upstream to senior management, highlighting any unresolved major risks and potential overruns.
• Manage time and workload to ensure deadlines are met. Highlight any potential work overload/slackening to Line Manager as soon as it is apparent.
• Review processes to enhance planning best practice that can aid and improve performance and consistency, across the project teams and wider planning community.
• Lead programme meetings and react quickly to any client-led changes, ensuring that there are auditable trails.
• Form robust links with all key stakeholders by working closely with senior managers and directors.
• Review projects that have deviated from plan and provide advice on plans and strategy, subsequent cause and effect and contribute to decisions as to the best way forward.

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

• Experience of construction projects across a broad range of sectors (bias towards Data Center and the Pharmaceutical (Clean rooms/laboratories) industries).
• Planning software expertise, preferably in P6 and Asta Power project.
• Ability to manage multiple project programmes running in parallel.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of a project lifecycle: design, procurement, construction (structure, architecture, M&E services, process) and commissioning.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to quickly and clearly articulate key issues and to listen and capture concerns of others.
• Knowledge of the key features of common forms of contract entered into in UK.
• Attention to Health and Safety matters.
• Commercially astute.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel for use in dashboard reporting.
• A strategic approach, whilst communicating effectively, making decisions with confidence and getting the best out of others.

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