Planner in Redcar

STRABAG UK are seeking a highly motivated Planner to support the Planning team in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of project programmes across major civil engineering works. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Commercial teams, and site staff, the role contributes to effective project delivery by ensuring accurate planning, progress reporting, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career planner looking to develop planning expertise within a large-scale infrastructure environment.

Responsibilities

• 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 load 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 operates within.

Desirable

• Experience in the use of TILOS software.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience of managing QSRA.
• Experience in Risk Management.
• Personnel management experience.