Overview
Senior Planner needed in Exeter. Blue Water Recruitment are working with an established Construction company, looking for an experienced Planner to join their team.
Responsibilities
* 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 / Qualifications
* 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
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