Planner in Manchester

Tasks

• Attend and contribute to project start-up/close/mid meetings.
• Undertake site visits to review site progress.
• Review the Employer’s Requirements, Contract Data and Works Information and associated information and highlight any deficiencies/omissions noted.
• Prepare and maintain detailed engineering, procurement and construction schedules including monitoring and analysis of critical path and project float.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Progress monitoring and regular updating of the construction programme, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures to the senior planning team/Project Manager.
• Produce reports and programme narratives to the defined project reporting requirements.
• Produce programmes, reports and/or extract filters as required by the project team, including indication of deviation from the baseline programme.
• Develop resource histograms to demonstrate project prelims, labour, materials and plant requirements as required.
• Preparing short-term programmes in conjunction with the project team.
• Include cost data into the programme and produce cash flow forecasts.
• Provide advice to the project team of when it is likely that there will be delays to the critical path and the potential impact this will result in.
• Production of phasing diagrams, narratives or presentations to demonstrate strategy and sequence as required.
• Coordinate designers and other supplier’s works and integrate into the project programme.
• In conjunction with Commercial and Project teams develop the programme for change events.
• Monitor productivity to determine trends and to assist in forecasting.
• Interfacing with other functional teams including, but not limited to: BIM team, design team, estimation and construction execution.
• Compliance with the STRA-PLAN procedures and guidelines.
• Provide productivity as-built data accumulated from the works to allow feedback to the Business Development team and availability to the wider Planning team.
• Encourage sharing of information and best practice and communication between Business Units.
• Reporting of data and progress to the Planning Manager.

Qualifications

• CSEF Mandatory Skills.
• Membership of Professional Institution.
• Degree/HND/HNC in Construction / Engineering or appropriate professional qualification.
• Competence in appropriate Planning software.
• Experience within appropriate construction environments.
• Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in both tendering and contract delivery.
• A clear understanding and working knowledge of the commercial and contractual processes within the planning function.
• Ability to resource and cost loads programmes and produce outputs to clearly demonstrate this information to others.
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Understanding of the benefits of the use of BIM and 4D planning.
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management.
• Strong communication skills.
• A working knowledge and appreciation of the contracts the business operate within.
• Skills card – CSCS Card.