Planner - Civil Engineering

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in civil engineering is seeking a Planner for the Southern Region, focusing on projects in Kent and Sussex. The ideal candidate will have a background in site management and experience in planning, proficient in tools like MS Project and Primavera P6. You will oversee project programmes, ensuring compliance and accuracy while collaborating closely with site teams to achieve project milestones.

Benefits

Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

Company pension scheme (matched up to 8%)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering and site management.
• Expertise in planning and programming.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and communicate project programmes.
• Review project change register and manage risks.
• Collaborate with site teams and management.

Skills

Communication

Planning Expertise

Engineering Problem Solving

Tools

MS Project

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

Due to continued growth, we have a requirement for a Planner for our Southern Region for schemes around the Kent and Sussex areas.

The successful planner will ideally come from a site background as this role involves using your site experience to provide support to sites teams in, finding solutions to engineering problems, ensuring that project programmes are current, consistent and accurate by regular interface with the project site management and relevant regional management team. The primary role is to prepare and communicate project programmes and to manage change on the programmes in accordance with the NEC contract requirements

Main Duties for the Planner

At least monthly, forensically review each project programmes, ensuring change is being captured and appropriately recorded.

Ensure that programmes are regularly updated to meet contractual requirements, as built records, and progress. Review two-weekly look-ahead programmes.

Review site records including contractual notices and communications in relation to programme matters. Ensure programme submissions and acceptance is contractually compliant.

Review project change register in parallel with the works delivered and the contract.

Review the project risk & opportunities register.

Review / facilitate entitlement not previously captured by site team.

Assist the site team to contractually protect programme entitlement and facilitate EOT claims.

Work as a team player and work closely with the Contracts' Managers to ensure delivery targets are met.

Provide advice and assistance on planning, programming, methods of construction and solutions to engineering problems.

Where necessary, support project teams and communicate with client to recover change.

Support the Programme Support Manager in the strategic development of processes and systems as required.

The ideal candidate will have a wide experience of working on civil engineering sites with an engineering or site management background. The role may suit someone who has reached Senior Engineer / Sub Agent level who possesses planning expertise and wants to focus more on this technical role moving forward.

The successful applicant will have:

Excellent Communication skills

MS Project Experience

Asta Powerproject Experience

Primavera P6 Experience

NEC Contract Experience

If successful you can expect:

Competitive Salary

Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)

25 days holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)

Extensive training programmes from a supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme and Employee benefits platform

Free on-site parking

Company social calendar

Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events

Early finish on a Friday

For more information and to apply please submit a CV

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