Senior Planner needed in Exeter Blue Water Recruitment are working with an established Construction company, looking for an experienced Planner to join their team. Duties: * Working as part of project team, but with dual role as independent assessor of progress. * Capture of output rates to ensure company database remains current and competitive. * Liaison with broader planning community. * Agree with Project Team the level of planning service and anticipated time allocation. * Establish a Contract Programme. * Hands-on planning preparing, in conjunction with production team, optimum working programme to meet project objectives covering design, procurement, enabling, construction, commissioning, handover, client key dates. * Contributing to the capturing of project risks and proposing mitigating actions. * Communicating within production teams to ensure they are aware of their roles in meeting the programme. * Meeting/ communicating with supply chain specialists to confirm suitable method and programme for scope given project specific constraints. * Monitoring and reporting progress against programmes, suggesting mitigation actions. * Summarise project 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 to Line Manager. About you: * Significant experience of construction projects across a broad range of sectors. * Ability to manage multiple project programmes running in parallel. * Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of development; design, procurement, construction (structure, architecture, services), commissioning. * Excellent communication skills; ability to quickly and clearly articulate key issues and to listen and capture concerns of others. * Use of specialist planning software (ideally Asta). * Detailed knowledge of the key features of common forms of contract entered into in UK