Our client, a specialist in the water sector, is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Senior Planner for the North West region. This permanent role is site-based at Wigan Waste Water Treatment Works. The Senior Planner will ensure that project plans have achievable timescales and are accurately monitored and updated.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with the estimating team to prepare programmes from tender documentation, ensuring compliance and realism
Prepare programmes in accordance with contract requirements, update them and submit for acceptance
Assist with, and deliver, collaborative planning workshops
Liaise with project teams to ensure consistency of key assumptions on methodology and outputs
Identify opportunities and key risks during the planning process
Gather, collate and distribute progress information and reasons for deviations/delays
Maintain a baseline programme and measure progress against it
Monitor and analyse changes to scope, revising programmes accordingly
Attend progress/project meetings and present programmes for review
Attend site meetings to gather progress information
Lead the development of Construction phase 4D Planning
Report programme issues to the Senior Planning Manager and site management team
Distribute regular look-ahead programmes
Ensure an As Built programme is available at project closedown
Maintain knowledge of site processes and costs
Record the effects of changes on site and the effects on the contract programme
Assist with the monthly progress report in line with customer requirements
Build and maintain relationships with the Senior Planning Manager, Project Manager, Commercial team and client representatives
Assist with the administration of Primavera P6 planning software
Deliver planning software training to new users when required
Job Requirements:
Experience in planning of civil, M&E design and delivery projects as contractor
Knowledge of current HSE practices and CSCS card holder
Experience of working with NEC3/4 contracts
Proficient in use of Primavera P6 planning software
Ability to identify risks and opportunities
Comfortable working to tight deadlines
Able to focus on deliverables
Able to manage own workload to meet deadlinesDesirable:
Water Industry experience
Site-based engineering background
Professional qualification
Current Water Hygiene card holder
Familiar with contract management software such as CEMAR and Aconnex
Benefits:
Competitive salary
Hybrid working (job needs dependent)
Car/car allowance (job needs dependent)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Health Insurance
Private Medical Insurance
Cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass and many more benefits
If you are an experienced Senior Planner with expertise in the water sector and are looking for a new opportunity with significant career growth, we would love to hear from you