4D Planner

Skanska UK Plc; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled 4D Planner to join their Infrastructure water team in Cambridge. This exciting role involves developing integrated 4D programmes and animations for a major water treatment project, ensuring effective communication of delivery methods. You will collaborate with project managers and engineers, utilizing advanced software tools to create high-quality models that highlight key activities and risks. A commitment to safety and stakeholder management is essential. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and innovation, and help shape the future of infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Proficient in 4D planning software like Autodesk Navisworks or Synchro.
• Strong knowledge of construction techniques and planning principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop 4D models using Synchro for project delivery visualizations.
• Incorporate safety considerations and promote a safety-first culture.

Skills

4D planning software

Autodesk Navisworks

Synchro

construction techniques

planning principles

analytical skills

attention to detail

communication skills

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a 4D Planner to join our Infrastructure water team in Cambridge.

Anglian Water’s flagship Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project (CWWTPRP) is a major initiative involving the construction of a new Water Recycling Centre, Inlet Works, Outlet Works, Sludge Treatment Centre, and Gas to Grid. Skanska are looking for a dedicated and skilled 4D Planner to join our team and support the delivery of this exciting project. In this role, you will work closely with planning and operational teams to develop integrated 4D programmes and animations, helping to clearly communicate project delivery methods.

What you'll do:

• Digital Rehearsals: Develop 4D models using Synchro, linking the project model and programme to create visualisations that show how the project will be delivered. Facilitate digital rehearsals to clarify delivery strategies and stakeholder interfaces.
• Health & Safety: Incorporate safety considerations into planning processes, identify risks, and propose mitigation strategies. Promote a safety-first culture across the project team and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Communication & Quality of Plans: Deliver clear and accurate 4D models that communicate the project programme, highlighting key activities and risks. Participate in team meetings, challenge delays, and work collaboratively to resolve issues.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Work with project managers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather essential information. Build strong relationships with internal and external teams to ensure integration of their activities into the project schedule.
• Transformation: Support the digital delivery strategy, engage with the wider engineering community, and embrace new technologies to enhance project performance.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Proficient in 4D planning software such as Autodesk Navisworks or Synchro.
• Strong knowledge of construction techniques, planning principles, and methodologies.
• Proficiency in managing detailed project schedules and integrating time and 3D models.
• Expertise in using 4D planning tools to develop and monitor project plans.
• Excellent analytical skills to identify potential issues and develop solutions.
• Strong attention to detail in creating accurate and high-quality 4D models.
• Comfort with presenting, influencing, and negotiating with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Equal opportunities:

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments:

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role:

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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