Job Title: Senior Planner
Location: Heage, Derbyshire
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: This is a full time, permanent role. Ideally 40 hours over 5 days per week, 08:30am 5:30pm.
About Us:
Since being established in 1923 Bowmer + Kirkland has grown to become one of the most successful privately:owned, and family run construction groups in the UK. Our Investors in People accreditation demonstrates our commitment to our staff and we are Scheme Partners of the Considerate Constructors Scheme : something which only a select number of high performing contractors achieve.
As part of our continued growth in the North Midland and Yorkshire region, we are looking to recruit a Senior Planner, based in our Head Office in Heage Derbyshire.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner to take the lead on a variety of schemes both in preconstruction and in construction on site. We are looking for an experienced Senior Planner capable of fulfilling the complete planning role from project inception to completion. Be self:autonomous with guidance from the Regional Planner.
Main duties and responsibilities:
* Ensure delivery of the complete planning role from preconstruction through to project completion including internal and external progress reporting, as built record keeping, BIM requirements and team programme knowledge development on multiple concurrent projects
* Ensure the production of tender programmes and phasing plans are to requirement and include subcontract package information, project specific details and input from construction management team. Ensure the critical path is clearly identified and understood by associated teams
* Work with the preconstruction team and lead on the provision of planning information to successfully deliver associated tenders
* Work with design managers to produce a targeted and achievable design release schedule that meets construction programme requirements
* Ensure that an accurate contract programme is in place and agreed with the construction, design, and commercial teams at project award
* Regularly review and record construction progress with site teams and highlight areas of concern and assist with the introduction of appropriate mitigation measures
* Support site teams with any planning related matters and provide basic programme awareness training to junior members of the project team to aid individual development
Skills and experience:
* An excellent understanding of Asta Planning software, being able to track progress against both the preconstruction and construction timeline, utilising jagged and straight:line methods
* A comprehensive understanding of all key procurement routes and contracts used in regional contracting. Be able to interrogate and understand tender documentation and collaboratively with the tender team produce complex preconstruction, design, procurement and construction programmes
* Be able to challenge the Project Programme and come up with different build solutions, phasing and methodology as alternative tendering options
* Produce construction narrative, method statements, programme commentary and answers to tender questions which can be used in our final submissions
* Develop detailed logistic plans which accurately depict how a project evolves during the build process and clearly demonstrate the projects logistical strategy
* Obtain prices for key site preliminaries producing scope of works and schedules for scaffolding, temporary electrics, cranes and access equipment
* Have a clear understanding of the role 3D and 4D planning in the industry and be able to demonstrate how this can be used both in preconstruction and construction
* Have good communication skills and be able to present planning and logistical strategies both internally to Senior Directors and to our external customers
* A team player who can work with Project teams collaboratively to achieve the necessary input, buy in into the