Planner

Rowfield; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A commercial project management firm in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Project Planner to oversee project lifecycle management and stakeholder engagement. Applicants should have a minimum of 8 years experience in construction planning and a strong track record managing NEC 3/4 programs. The role provides competitive salary, pension, bonus, and support for professional development. This opportunity suits someone ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension

Bonus

Development support

Private health, dental, and optical benefits

Employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of construction planning experience.
• Strong track record of managing project schedules.
• Experience in projects valued between £10M and £30M.

Responsibilities

• Report to Associate Director and manage project lifecycle.
• Support effective project delivery to budget and time.
• Assist in producing commercial reports on project financial health.

Skills

Experience of working as Senior Planner

Mentoring junior staff

Planning software expertise (Primavera P6)

Familiarity with Earned Value Management

Identifying commercial risks

Education

B.S. degree in construction or engineering

Membership in a professional body

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Company: Rowfield Commercial

Role: Senior Project Planner

Basic Salary: PAYE

Location: UK (Southwest region)

Reports to: Associate Director

Rowfield Commercial is a firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers that specialise in providing commercial management, dispute resolution and project support services to the construction industry. We are headquartered in Cardiff, with offices in London.

We cater to employers, contractors or subcontractors, by utilising our commercial services that are designed to reduce risk and increase profitability on projects. We help to realise additional value through our in-depth understanding of the opportunities that each individual construction contract presents. We also provide project support services which specialise in the New Engineering Contract (NEC), Engineer and Construct Contract (ECC). We supply NEC ECC expert Project Managers, Supervisors, Quantity Surveyors or Project Planners to a various industries UK wide.

We also have a team of dual-qualified Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consultants, all elected Members (or Fellows) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Charted Institute of Arbitrators. This allows us to deal with every aspect of the dispute resolution process, from assisting in negotiations to managing more formal processes such as mediation, adjudication and arbitration. We can act as your advocate or provide testimony in adjudication, arbitration or litigation proceedings as an independent expert witness. Rowfield is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

General Accountability

Reporting to the Associate Director, the Senior Project Planner will support the business in serving its client organisations and will be competent in managing all commercial aspects of the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to manage stakeholders of all levels, have a track record of meeting time and budgetary requirements.

Rowfield it strongly committed to the development is it people. Staff will be supported to progress to a level consistent with their own aspiration, by both inhouse mentoring and approved external academic and professional courses.

Primary Responsibilities

• Experience of working as Senior Planner, or strong pedigree to step up to this position for the first time
• Experience of mentoring/ managing junior members of staff
• Operational experience of construction projects
• Support the effective project delivery to budget, time and quality specific to client’s goals and objectives
• Proven experience of planning software, ideally Primavera P6
• Familiar with Earned Value Management
• Production of the NEC (3/4) programme that is submitted for acceptance of the Project Manager
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities through knowledge of construction sequencing and critical path
• Assist in producing commercial reports and on-going status of the project’s financial health
• Maintain positive working relationships with the client and all stakeholders
• Identify commercial risks and ensure operational impacts are minimised

Education and Experience

• Minimum of B.S. degree in construction or engineering related subject
• Member of professional body, or working towards that (with which you will be supported by Rowfield)
• 8+ years of construction planning experience
• Strong track record of NEC 3/4 programme support
• Strong track record of successfully managing project schedules
• Experience in projects £10M to £30M plus

Package

• Competitive Salary
• Pension
• Bonus
• Development support
• Private health, dental and optical
• Employee benefits platform

Apply here and a member of the team will be in touch.