Your newpany Hays has been retained by one of the leading contractors in Northern Ireland to resource an experienced Civils Planner on a fulltime and permanent basis. Based in Belfast, this building & civils contractor has been successfully operating throughout the UK & Ireland for over 50 years. They have developed a strong reputation for delivering design, build and cost solutions to a variety of clients, including those operating in the heavy civils, marine, renewable,mercial, defence and life sciences sectors. Due to continued success in being awarded new civil engineering contracts, thispany now requires a Civils Planner to be based in their Belfast office with limited UK travel.
Your new role
As the successful Planner, you will be experienced with delivering civils engineering projects and will provide the pre-construction/tender and live project delivery planning resource for civil engineering projects.As the Civils Planner will report directly to the Head of Planning, you will be based at this contractor's Belfast office and be required to travel throughout the UK to assist in delivery of our projects.The Planner (Civils) will be responsible for the following duties:
1. Primarily act as the main contact to provide planning input to deliver live civils projects.
2. Provide pre-construction input with the support of the Planning Department / Pre-construction team
3. Produce project delivery programmes and provide the planning functions required, CPA, resourcing, cost loading, S-curves, EVM, quality checks, etc.
4. Produce and develop pre-construction programmes, incorporating design and procurement elements, to facilitate the delivery programme
5. Develop and monitor live project programmes, including producing progress reports
6. Be able to deliver programmes in industry standard project management software applications, including Powerproject, P6 & Microsoft Project.
7. Provide the planning function to successfully deliver the requirements of both traditional ICE and NEC contracts
8. Be available to travel to sites throughout the UK to deliver programme/planning functions as required
What you'll need to succeedTo be successful in this role, you will have a higher level / degree level qualification.Minimum 5–10 years’ planning experiencePrior experience in a planning position or a similar role in the civils / construction industry, delivering high quality projects as well as tender experienceProficient with industry standard project management software applications, specifically Powerproject, P6 and Microsoft ProjectExperienced in delivering various types of schemes, including infrastructure, marine works, energy, environmental, geotechnical and construction engineeringFamiliar with the planning demands of the various types of civils contracts, specifically JCT and NEC requirementsFully conversant with various contract procurement routes and planning requirementsExperience in claims/delay analysis and forensic planning would be advantageous.
What you'll get in return
This is a permanent vacancy with one of the region’s best known main Construction Contractors. They have placed a very high importance on this role, where the successful individual will work within a strong and knowledgeable team. In return, this contractor offers a permanent opportunity with clear career progression opportunities and a highly attractive remuneration package.Travel will be limited with a successful candidate being primarily based in the Belfast office.You will be afforded a host ofpany benefits as well as standard pensions, holidays and benefits. The role will offer a negotiable package based on your experience.