Construction Planner

Natta Building Company; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent building company in the UK is seeking an experienced Planner to manage and deliver civil engineering projects. Key responsibilities include optimising project programmes, monitoring progress, and ensuring effective communication with project teams. Ideal candidates have extensive planning experience, excellent organisational skills, and proficiency in relevant software. In return, the company offers a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare and annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension and Healthcare Cover

25 days annual paid holidays plus 8 bank holidays

Onsite Gym and Canteen facilities

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive project planning experience with strong knowledge of programming software.
• Ability to independently review construction drawings and provide feedback.
• High levels of numeracy and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and optimise planning for construction projects with the project team.
• Develop comprehensive project programmes with milestones and resource coding.
• Monitor project programmes and report on health status to the board.

Skills

Project planning

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Numeracy

Education

HNC/HND in a construction-related field

Degree in a construction-related discipline (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Programming software

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Planner to join our team. As the Planner, you will play a crucial role in the management and delivery of our civil engineering and main contracting projects.

The Planner is the organiser of projects. The Planner sets out the programme in coordination with all stakeholders at pre and post contract award stages of our civil engineering and main contracting projects. You will monitor progress and provide information to the project and design management on both critical path and project milestones, and ensure that the project teams maintain and update the programme. You will be a key position for controlling risks, costs and resources on our civil engineering and main contracting projects, and will review tender and contract drawings for early identification of project risks and information gaps and communicate / report to required parties. You will liaise with project teams to receive real time short look ahead programmes so that project progress can be monitored and planned.

Main Tasks/Responsibilities

• Hands-on planning preparation, in conjunction with Project Team, optimise working programme to meet project objectives covering design, procurement, enabling, construction, commissioning, handover, and client key dates as appropriate. Validate construction methodologies, resource and cost loading, activity durations, schedule logic, float allocation and critical path identification, including those within supplier submissions;
• Develop comprehensive, logic linked, project programmes for projects incorporating float allocation, milestones, critical path identification, resource / subcontractor coding, planning, materials planning, cost-loading and earned value forecasting and reporting.
• Capture and analyse project information including programme updates (e.g. critical path, resource histograms, cost forecasting). Work with Project Managers as necessary to produce dropline programmes and report as necessary to the board current project health status
• Create tender stage programmes to support bids on allocated projects;
• Provide information for and where required attend pre-tender, mid-tender and post tender interviews;
• Provide planning input/information for PQQs;
• Review tender stage drawings and identify project risks and build ability issues and constraints;
• Ensure full project scope has been identified and accounted for within the tender submission;
• Create internal construction phase programmes on successful projects in conjunction with project owner.
• Identify and programme pre-construction activities;
• Assist with value engineering opportunities;
• Assist with and attend project pre-start meetings.
• Resource programme with internal labour, plant and long lead in item identification to assist with project delivery;
• Liaise with project QS to incorporate procurement schedule within internal programme;
• Monitor contract programmes via site generated 3 week look ahead programmes;
• Create reports on live project programmes for internal and client use;
• Assist with mitigation solutions if programme delay is identified on a project;
• Conduct earned value analysis to assist with successful project delivery;
• Assist the commercial department with project cost forecasting;
• Assess the effects of client changes to the contract programme;
• Conduct programme audits especially with regards to pre-construction activities, long lead in items, services procurement, and sub contractor procurement;
• Assist with and attend post contract review meetings.

Essential:

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a construction-related field.

Extensive project planning experience, with strong knowledge of programming software.

Ability to independently review construction drawings and provide feedback.

Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.

High levels of numeracy and literacy.

Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Reliable and a strong team player, with a clean driving licence.

Desirable:

Degree in a construction-related discipline.

Experience in main contracting and civil engineering projects.

Knowledge of earned value and critical path analysis.

Understanding of construction contracts, H&S legislation, and CAD software.

Leadership experience and ability to identify project risks.

Ability to reconcile cost information.

What Natta offers in return

• A competitive salary and structured performance bonus
• Additional benefits - Pension and Healthcare Cover (Inc Accident and Life Cover)
• 25 days annual paid holidays plus 8 bank holidays
• Onsite Gym and Canteen facilties
• Long term career prospects with ongoing training and development opportunities
• Working with some of the industry's leading experts with other 50 years of continuous trading experience

Natta Building Company Ltd is an equality and diversity employer.

In order to promote an environment within which the Company can call upon the widest range of knowledge, skills and experience, as well as ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation and codes of practice, we are committed to treating all applicants and employees in the same way regardless of race or colour, nationality or national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief, sex or marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age.

No Recruitment Agencies Natta Building Company has its own internal recruitment team, therefore we respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting speculative CV s or from making contact outside of the relationships currently in existence. Speculative CVs that are still sent across will not be considered.