Project Planner – Civils / Construction

Job Description

Job title: Project Planner – Civils / Construction

Company: Anglo Technical Recruitment

Job description: Job description

Our client is looking to strengthen their Planning team and are looking for Project Planners for their Reading location.

Job Description:

You will report directly to the Planning Manager and duties/responsibilities of the role will include.

Responsibilities include:

– Provide & maintain a robust plan, drive the core delivery team to deliver the project on time in alignment with the agreed delivery strategy

– Provide robust challenge to the delivery team in relation to project performance

– Ensure planning practices & standards are consistent across each individual project

– Lead the Plan for Stage process including development of robust delivery plans & understand constraints & sequences

– Ensure project production is in line with the rates used to create the plan

– Responsible for the implementation of Alliance planning polices & procedures as defined by the Planning Manager

– Responsible for the production & look ahead meeting/process to ensure it is robustly and consistently applied across all projects

– Create a relevant plan for the project taking into account all administration, design, assembly, commissioning & closeout elements. Must have knowledge of construction activities & understand the Totex Delivery Process

– Develop & maintain the accuracy of each plan through a collaborative approach to ensure collective ownership & buy in from all relevant stakeholders & suppliers

– Facilitate the coming together of different elements of the plan supplied by relevant suppliers & stakeholders, continually monitoring performance and managing the interfaces between each of them

– Work closely with the IPL, PDM, PCM, Technical Manager & Construction Manager to accurately influence and predict project performance.

– Drive the early warning process by proactively identifying potential delivery risks before they occur and develop mitigation plans

– Drive the change process to ensure approved changes are reflected in the plan

– Analyse and manipulate the plans to utilise synergies across the programme of work that generate efficiencies

– Improve delivery performance through regular site attendance

– Using a collaborative approach, create & maintain robust resource & cost loaded plans for all projects in the programme

– Ensure the importance of the critical path activities & the sensitivity of other activities are communicated to the relevant stakeholders & these are being acted on by the delivery team

– Understand the sub-contractor scope & plan to ensure the required performance is delivered & any under performance is highlighted in advance

Requirements

– Qualification in project management, planning, or construction management

(Or able to demonstrate the aptitude and mindset that could quickly be up and running)

– Knowledge and experience of planning particularly in the water sector

– Experienced in using Primavera – P6 preferred

– Be Pro-active and participate as a key player in a dynamic team

– Work collaboratively

– Focus on a programme not just a single project

– Understand the impact of change on the project, the programme, cost and resource

Expected salary:

Location: Berkshire

Job date: Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:54:54 GMT

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