Senior Planner

Senior Planner

Location:

Rickmansworth / Site Based

We have a career advancement opportunity for a Senior Planner / Senior Planning Engineer to join our Environment Business, working across the Affinity Water Framework at Galliford Try.

Reporting to the Regional Planning Manager, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining and managing multidisciplinary Civil, Mechanical & Electrical programmes of work with a key client. You will work collaboratively with Operational, Engineering and Commercial Teams to ensure successful project delivery, effective change management and resourcing.

• Develop and maintain strategic programmes of work including Cost and Resource Loading using Primavera P6, working closely with key clients
• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders to communicate programme updates, including resource and cost levelling
• Develop standalone multidisciplinary construction baseline project plans with project delivery teams
• Provide client-focused planning outputs, adopting Collaborative Planning where required
• Identify, monitor and track changes to project scope, ensuring contractual principles are followed and impacts are clearly communicated to stakeholders
• Ensure accurate and timely planning, progress reporting, critical path analysis, key milestones and stretch targets
• Review programme data and integrate all construction activities to avoid resource clashes and site conflict
• Ensure compliance with Business Management Systems (BMS)
• Compile and maintain project and programme information
• Conduct regular site programme reviews to verify accurate progress reporting
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through proactive forward-planning
• Travel to regional offices and construction sites to support operational teams

Essential:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong customer focus
• Proficiency in Primavera P6
• Experience of Cost and Resource loading Programmes
• Strong IT, report-writing and data analysis skills, including ability to produce rapid “what if” programme scenarios
• Good multidisciplinary construction knowledge (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, ICA)
• Ability to interpret 3D models and engineering drawings

Desirable:

• Experience with MS Project and/or Asta Power project
• Site Management or Engineering background
• Personal attributes we value:
• Professional, organised and structured approach, with a passion for excellence
• Demonstrates our values – Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration
• Proactive, flexible, resilient and able to build strong relationships at all levels
• A self-starter with a growth mindset and a desire to continually improve

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility…