Our tier 1 Water sector contractor are seeking a permanent Senior Planner to strengthen their planning team on their Essex and Suffolk (Northumbrian Water) framework based out of Chelmsford on a hybrid working basis.
You will provide services to ensure that project plans have achievable timescales and are accurately monitored and updated.
Directly reporting to the Senior Planning Manager, your responsibility is to assist other members of the project teams to develop, monitor, progress & report on tender & contractual programmes. This includes ensuring that both the operational & commercial members of the team are fully briefed on the critical activities & risks of their projects at all times.
The Senior Planner will be required to work closely with the commercial department to monitor costs, take ownership of several project plans, drive the project team to deliver to the plan & challenge any delay & deviation. Leading, coaching & guiding junior Planners, you'll be viewed as an approachable planning expert who is keen to pass on experience & knowledge to develop others & drive performance improvement.
Responsibilities
Work with the estimating team to prepare programmes from tender documentation. Ensuring that they are compliant & realistic
Prepare programmes in accordance with contract requirements, update them & submit them for acceptance as contractually required
Assist with the delivery of collaborative planning workshops
Lead the development of Construction phase 4D Planning
Maintain a baseline programme & measure progress against it
Liaise with project teams to ensure consistency of key assumptions on methodology & outputs
Identify opportunity & key risks during the planning process
Gather, collate & distribute progress information & the reasons for deviations/delays
Monitor & analyse changes to scope & revise programmes accordingly.
Attend progress/project meetings & present programmes for review.
Attend site meetings to gather progress information
Report programme issues to the Senior Planning Manager & site management team
Distribute regular look ahead programmes
Ensure an As Built programme is available at project closedown
Maintain knowledge of site processes & costs
Record the effects of changes on site & the effects on the contract programme
Assist with the monthly progress report in line with customer requirements
Build & maintain relationships with the Senior Planning Manager, Project Manager, Commercial team & client representatives
Assist with the administration of Primavera P6 planning software
Deliver planning software training to new users when required
Skills/experience/qualifications
Experience in planning of civil, M&E projects
Knowledge of current HSE practices & CSCS card holder
Experience of working with NEC3/4 contracts
Competent in the use of Microsoft software & application
Proficient in use of Primavera P6 planning software
Excellent communication skills
Ability to identify risks & opportunities
Able to work in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable working to tight deadlines
Able to focus on deliverables
A proactive attitude
Ability to identify & solve problems
Able to manage own workload to meet deadlines
Water Industry experience
Site based engineering background
Professional qualification
Current Water Hygiene card holder
Familiar with contract management software such as CEMAR & Aconnex
Benefits
Salary in line with experience circa £65-75k
Car Allowance/car provision
Hybrid Working (Jobs 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