Planner

EE Smith Contracts; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

EE Smith Contracts is seeking a Planning Professional in Greater London to oversee staged programme deliveries with detailed planning and progress monitoring. You will develop integrated schedules and support programme directors on planning matters.

The role requires coordinating planning departments, liaising with subcontractors and partners, and reporting to Senior Management while ensuring timely delivery and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Technical experience and knowledge in construction.
• Experience in planning departments with complex infrastructure programmes.
• Ability to convert scope/technical documents into programmes.
• Strong communication across supply chain to client.
• Problem solving and adapting to unique scenarios.
• Good time management and multi-tasking.
• High numeracy and attention to detail.
• Decision-making within defined authority.
• Ability to lead and work as a team.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staged deliveries of the programme with detailed planning and progress monitoring.
• Develop and manage integrated programme schedules and support programme directors on planning matters.
• Set up planning departments and coordinate professionals to provide project controls support.
• Progress monitor, assess and status report to the Senior Management Team.
• Operate as a Planning Professional with change management and change control processes.
• Liaise with subcontractors and external supply chains to ensure realistic timelines.
• Create histograms for resource management from design through manufacture to handover.
• Adhere to safety and Company procedures and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Construction experience

Planning experience

Scope to programme

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Time management

Numeracy & detail

Decision making

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Job description

Working with clients such as main contractors and sub-contractors, you will oversee staged deliveries of the

programme with detailed planning and progress monitoring processes.

• The post holder will develop and manage integrated programme schedules of detailed delivery plans and provide support to programme directors on planning matters to assist service delivery.
• Assist with the setup planning department(s) and managing other professionals to provide comprehensive project controls support to developers, contractors and partners.
• Progress monitor, assess and status report to the Senior Management Team.
• To operate as a Planning Professional, utilizing knowledge of programme change management and change control processes.
• Liaise upstream, ensuring programmes conform to all contractual obligations whilst allowing EE Smith sufficient and realistic timeframes to achieve requirements.
• Liaising with sub-contractors and external supply chains to ensure accurate timelines for programmes are compiled.
• Creating histograms to allow resource management/allocation from design, through manufacture and
• Any other duties needed to ensure the full discharge of duties responsibly requested by your Manager.
• Work in a safe manner following Company Procedures, 14001 Environmental, 9001 Quality and Statutory H&S Regulations.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Technical experience and knowledge in the Construction industry; incorporating buildability of partition walls, joinery installation and MEP services is essential.
• Previous experience in a planning department dealing with a wide range of complex infrastructure programme planning/scheduling, from Shell & Core through to final finishes and handover to client.
• Proven ability to convert works scopes and/or technical documents into programmes. (Both tender programmes and 'live' won projects).
• The ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the Project structures, from supply chain to client.
• Enjoy problem solving & finding solutions to unique scenarios.
• Good time management and ability to multi-task.
• High degree of numeracy, literacy and attention to detail.
• Able to make decisions within authority.
• Able to lead and work as a team member.
• Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company