Assistant Planner - Civil Engineering

About the role

Job Title:
Assistant Planner - Civil Engineering

Location: Scotland Wide – Role and location will be based on Planner skill-set and home location, although some roles may require working away from home.

Company: Balfour Beatty

Shape Scotland’s Infrastructure Future

About the role

Shape something special as you progress a high-profile engineering career with an
industry leader. If you've ambition to match ours, this is your chance to make a lasting
impact on large-scale projects as a Civils Assistant Planner within the Regional
Scotland Business.

Joining a growing business, you'll have scope to build your skills, explore new sectors
and put your name to some of the UKs most iconic projects. You will be joining a thriving Business Unit with an impressive portfolio of civil engineering projects in various locations throughout Scotland.

Opportunities currently exist within both project-based and tender planning roles at our Maxim Eurocentral Head Office and at various locations throughout Scotland. Role and location will be based on skill-set and home location, although some positions may
require working away from home.

What you'll be doing – Project Based

• Assisting the Project Planner with monthly progress updates and progress
  reporting.
• Considering methods of construction, sequencing and programme logic and
  advising the Project Planner.
• Preparing short term Programmes and supporting information for review.
• Reconciling direct and subcontract plant & labour along with major materials and
  assisting with Project Control information.
• Assist the Project Team to timely deliver projects and improve productivity,
  performance and safety

What you'll be doing – Win Business Based

• You will work with the Planning Lead & Bid Manager to assist with the planning
  function for a wide range of civils tenders
• Assist with identifying scope, constraints, risk and contract requirements.
• Consider methods of construction, temporary works requirements, sequencing
  and programme logic agree with Planning Lead.
• Interfacing with third parties and supply chain to develop proposals.
• Agreeing major quantities, outputs and factors affecting the programme.
• Support the Lead Planner at Tender Settlement Meetings.
• Assist with the preparation of the planning deliverables including tender
  programmes, planning philosophy, presentations and reports.
• In addition, supporting the Project Based planning requirements on live projects.

Who we're looking for

• Early Career Graduate wishing to pursue a career as a Planner, typically Graduate
  Engineer to site engineer level.
• An understanding of construction methods, plant, equipment and labour
  requirements.
• Appropriate training will be given in the use of planning techniques and software
  such as Primavera P6, Elecosoft Asta and / or Microsoft Project.
• An understanding of various methods of planning, programming and progress
  monitoring.
• Effective communication, engagement & motivation skills to drive your career
  development

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely…