Planner

Construction, Property and Engineering; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional contractor in the South of England is seeking experienced Planners or Project Managers. The role involves managing various construction schemes, ensuring timely completion, and collaborating with teams to improve processes. Candidates should have experience with D&B projects and tendering processes while working with software like Asta and 4Projects. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and package

Hybrid working options

Full training and bespoke development packages

Qualifications

• Experience with regional or Tier 1 contractors on projects above £3 million.
• Experience with Design and Build projects and framework negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Involve in tender and bid stages with estimators and design teams.
• Manage the programme until start on site, visiting regularly.
• Collaborate with teams to adapt future bids for best practice.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proficiency in software like Asta and 4Projects

BIM knowledge

BREEAM experience

Job description

Overview

We are working with a regional contractor based near Portsmouth. The company are a privately owned, profitable business who work solely across the South of England and believe in delivering quality, defect free schemes to clients. They target schemes between £5 and £50 million on single stage and repeat business opportunities with long term clients - typical schemes are care developments, schools and multi phased education schemes, student accommodation, PRS developments, office and resi schemes, hotels and multi use retail and leisure developments - a really wide and diverse range of projects to work on.

Responsibilities

• Involvement at tender and bid stage, working with estimating, design and commercial teams to establish specifications, phasing, strategy and the initial construction programme.
• Update and amend the overall programme as well as individual programmes and phases for each package of works on site until the final bid/tender is submitted.
• Manage the programme through to start on site with the delivery; regularly visit site, update short and long term programmes, identify time savings and foresee clashes or issues on site.
• Work with the design team and supply chain to ensure work packages are released on time and all bespoke items and packages are let in good time; monitor progress to ensure key dates are met.
• Collaborate with commercial and design teams to evolve and adapt future bids and programmes for best practice.

Qualifications

• You will ideally have worked for a regional or Tier 1 contractor on schemes above £3 million and have experience of both D&B projects and framework negotiations.
• Demonstrable excellent work practices, attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to identify opportunities and potential issues.
• Proficiency with software such as Asta and 4Projects; experience of working with BIM and BREEAM.

Role fit

They are looking for either experienced Planners or an experienced Project or Contracts Manager who may want to finally make that sideways move into planning.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and package, hybrid working options, full training and bespoke development packages, with opportunities for advancement.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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