ROLE: Senior Planner
LOCATION: Gatwick, East Sussex - Hybrid
SALARY: Circa upto £74,000 DOE + benefits
THE COMPANY
This company acts as a vital piece of UK national infrastructure and a major driver for regional and national economies. They offer you the perfect opportunity to diversify your career while prioritising what matters most to you. This is a place where innovation thrives, work-life balance is valued, and skills are nurtured.
THE JOB
As Senior Construction Planner, you will have responsibility for some of our more complex and interesting projects with a typical value of £50m+. You will support and mentor junior Planners, collaborate with skilled experts across the wider team and ultimately ensure optimisation of resources to meet project targets.
Reporting to the Programme Planning Manager, you will play a key role in the Construction team, responsible for schedule development, monitoring, recovery plans and reporting.
Main duties include:
* Developing and managing robust delivery schedules with clear targets and understanding of all activities and interfaces that support the successful completion of the projects.
* Engaging with key stakeholders, including contractors and project managers, engineers and subcontractors regarding the status of projects.
* Offering technical advice and support to team members about best practices and utilisation of the schedule to support the project objectives.
* Performing schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and involvement in risk management and mitigation measures.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
* Previous experience as Senior Planner on projects with a value typically above £20m.
* Possession of a relevant qualification or recent demonstrable analytical experience in a STEM/construction related industry.
* Experience in managing complex projects and with Primavera software (P6) MS Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
* Experience of working in a live environment is desirable, although airport experience is not essential.
If you are interested in this opportunity hit “apply” or contact Craig Humphrey at Xenon Recruitment – Professional Services today! Alternatively, if you are seeking some advice/guidance about your next career steps get in touch for a confidential conversation