Overview
In this role you will lead integration of complex construction programmes across multiple projects and sites in London and Thames Valley. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, achievable schedules from tender through live delivery, within framework environments. You’ll shape planning strategies for multi-project portofolios and play a key role in risk management and reporting. This is an opportunity to drive programme governance and deliver measurable progress across major healthcare, education, residential, and other public-sector projects.
Pay / Benefits
- salary up to 115k
- bonus
- excellent benefits package
Responsibilities
- Produce and manage integrated construction programmes covering design, procurement, commercial and construction activities
- Develop programmes with output rates, time-risk allowances, terminal float and contractual completion requirements
- Oversee planning across multiple projects/framework workstreams with consistent reporting and controls
- Use Asta Powerproject and Primavera P6 to develop, update and manage programmes
- Create Tender Event Schedules (TES) and procurement schedules
- Develop tender, PCSA, contract and construction programmes
- Prepare site logistics plans and scaffold schedules
- Provide planning input for tender settlements including benchmarking and risk
- Contribute to progress reporting and BI dashboards
- Produce monthly planning and progress reports and client programme updates
- Engage with subcontractors to review programmes and compliance with contracts
- Conduct regular site visits to compare progress with plan
- Aggregate progress and as-built data; forecast scenarios and communicate impacts
- Identify programme risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Support delay, change and entitlement discussions
- Mentor junior planning staff and promote collaborative culture
Key requirements
- Strong planning experience in a UK main contractor environment
- Experience on projects valued 5m–100m+
- Experience across frameworks or multiple concurrent projects/workstreams
- Programme governance, forecasting and coordination across multiple projects
- Construction-related qualification (BSc/HNC/HND or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of planning techniques and controls
- Excellent Asta Powerproject and Primavera P6 skills
- Experience with Bluebeam or similar software
- Understanding of NEC/JCT contracts and tender documents
- Ability to work independently across several projects
- Strong communication with project, commercial, design and client teams
- Valid CSCS card
- Strong communication
- Collaborative mindset
- Independent working style
- Asta Powerproject
- Primavera P6
- Bluebeam
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