Assistant Project Planner

Skanska; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Planner to join its Building team in Tewkesbury. This key role involves developing and updating project programmes, ensuring accuracy and collaboration between teams and suppliers to manage construction timelines effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing short-term programmes for sections of work.
• Understanding of the time impact of typical construction risks.
• Knowledge of the construction market and labour requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update project programme documentation.
• Produce and align collaborative short-term programmes with the main programme.
• Ensure accuracy of lookahead and supplier programmes.

Skills

Construction experience

Technical understanding of engineering principles

Best practices in construction techniques

Job description

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We are looking for a Planner to join our Building team based in Tewkesbury, to assist with developing, maintaining and updating the project programme to produce an accurate programme that manages time risk and that the project team and customer can trust.

Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water. Our Building team has created inspiring places to work, including Norton Folgate in London and Unity Place in Swindon. Together with our customers and the collective expertise of our 30,000 teammates, we create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime.

This is a key role that will require working closely with the site team and our suppliers to monitor progress and outputs, whilst providing the short-term planning interface between the operational and planning teams, identifying areas for programme improvement.

What you'll do:

1. Assist with maintaining and updating the project programme, help prepare programme submission documents and internal reporting.
2. Work with the project team and suppliers to produce, challenge, and maintain collaborative short-term programmes that align with the main programme.
3. Ensure that lookahead / supplier programmes are accurate.
4. Contribute to collaborative planning and lead short-term programme sessions.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Construction experience and technical understanding of engineering principles, construction techniques, and best practices.
• Experience in developing short-term programmes for sections of work.
• Understanding of the time impact of typical construction risks and opportunities.
• Understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment, and labour requirements.