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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Area | Yorkshire and Humberside, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Planner |
| Salary | car allow/benefits package |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 895048_1647855991 |
| Job Views | 70 |
- Description
PLANNER
Sheffield Office
THE OPPORTUNITY
Based in my client's Sheffield office, you'll manage the planning process of various construction projects across the Yorkshire and East Midlands region.
You'll be joining a business that thrives on achieving results that benefit people and communities, and offers fantastic opportunities for career development.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The preparation and updating of project programmes for bid/tender and construction stages, and the regular monitoring and reporting of project progress against programme.
DUTIES:
- Assist the Business Development Director in the preparation of bid stage programmes through the examination of site constraints, type and size of build, location, client cost and programme indicators, design details and any other available information
- Assist the team in the detailed development of Tender Programmes, liaising with key supply chain partners to achieve 80% supply chain 'buy-in', and produce fully logic linked programme prior to bid sign-off
- The development of tender programmes, in conjunction with the team to provide a full suite of contract programmes
- To ensure that the contract programmes reflect agreed supply chain requirements, including design, procurement, manufacture and installation together with any interface with other trades
- To assist in the update and revision of contract programmes due to client change/ variation or the requirement for recovery measures due to contract delay
- Regular monitoring and recording of project progress against critical path on both the client programme and DPC programme
- The preparation of progress reports, in conjunction with the Operations Manager, for both external client reporting and internal contract review
- Any other reasonable task in line with business requirement
What you'll do:
- Strategic development of planning procedures to ensure best practice and robustness, including regional protocol for bid and construction stage planning, programme control and reporting
- Provide planning support to all regional bids, managing the appraisal and review process to identify programme constraints, statutory and contractual obligations, analyse and manage programme risk, and develop efficient programme and logistics solutions and material in support of bid submissions
- Support the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions
- Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and delivery of Client presentations / interview
- Manage the transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including programme assumptions, resource and output calculations, supply
- Ensure operational programme reporting follows Critical Path Analysis principles and provides analysis and commentary on consumption of programme float
- Undertake and prepare delay analysis and collation of reports in conjunction with Project Management Teams
- Ensure that the regional planning function is kept abreast of the latest changes in legal opinion and case law
What you'll need:
- A minimum of 2-3 years experience in a Planning role or significant experience in front-end construction project management
- The ability to operate at a strategic level, reviewing and developing procedures to reflect industry best practice
- To be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of design, procurement and commercial processes, and the interdependencies and impact on planning and programming
- To be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of forms of contract, construction law, construction technology, modern construction techniques and time and resource management
Requirements:
- Understand and utilise the Group's management procedures for project programming and progress reporting
- Demonstrate good working knowledge of construction technology, modern construction techniques and time and resource management
- Demonstrate sound analytical and problem solving skills
- Communicate effectively with internal and external contacts, and work as a team member
- Demonstrate ability to solve problems in a customer focused manner
- Computer literate - ability to utilise Asta Power Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook and the internet as required
- Full driving licence
What's in it for you:
- A competitive salary plus car allowance and benefits package
- Professional development and career opportunities
- A people focussed culture, with an outstanding existing team
If you think this role is of interest and you have the required skills and experience, then please apply or call me direct for a confidential discussion.
