Assistant Planner: Flexible Work & Project Scheduling

VINCI Building UK; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

VINCI Building is seeking an Assistant Planner to support project programmes, track site progress and assist with tender bids. Working with a Senior Planner, you will help deliver against time objectives, identify risks, and communicate with multidisciplinary teams to keep programmes on track.

Key duties include maintaining schedules, providing regular progress reports, and ensuring compliance with VINCI Building standards and safety requirements across projects.

Qualifications

• Some planning software experience, preferably P6 or Asta Powerproject.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate issues and liaise with teams.
• Ability to produce accurate reports and programmes with good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Planner in providing planning services to ensure teams meet project time objectives.
• Support development of project programmes and track site progress.
• Identify and communicate project risks; work with the team to resolve issues.
• Build strong relationships with Planning department, project teams and client teams.
• Communicate with other disciplines to ensure understanding of roles in meeting the programme.
• Ensure compliance with VINCI Building procedures, planning standards and safety requirements.
• Provide detailed and accurate progress reports to project teams and clients.
• Summarise project status for senior management and flag major risks and potential overruns.
• Manage time workload to meet deadlines and raise early warnings of overload.
• Support adherence to quality, safety and environmental requirements.

Skills

Planning software

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

VINCI Building is seeking an Assistant Planner to support project programmes, track site progress and assist with tender bids. Working with a Senior Planner, you will help deliver against time objectives, identify risks, and communicate with multidisciplinary teams to keep programmes on track.

Key duties include maintaining schedules, providing regular progress reports, and ensuring compliance with VINCI Building standards and safety requirements across projects.