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VolkerWessels

Birmingham

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

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Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

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Job summary

VolkerFitzpatrick, part of VolkerWessels UK, is seeking a talented Senior Planner experienced in civil works to join our Birmingham project. You will support the Project Lead with planning, resource and progress management across Civil, Highways and Aviation schemes.

The role requires detailed planning software knowledge (Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject) and NEC/JCT contract experience, plus a UK driving licence. Degree qualified is required, and driving licence is mandatory.

Qualifications

Proven project planning experience.
Detailed knowledge of planning software Primavera P6 and Asta Powerproject.
Experience with NEC/JCT contract types.
Experience on Civils, Aviation or highways projects.
Degree qualified or equivalent qualification.
Hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

Providing project planning support to the Project Lead and teams.
Ensuring tender and contractual planning requirements are understood and complied with.
Ensuring project plans reflect the technical scope of works.
Monitoring progress and identifying risks early with proactive solutions.
Providing expert planning advice across multiple projects.

Skills

Proven project planning experience

NEC/JCT contract types

Civils/Aviation/Highways projects

UK driving licence

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

Job description

We are looking for a talented Senior Planner experienced in planning for civil works, to join our civil engineering project in Birmingham. You will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

Providing project planning support to the Project Lead and their teams.
Ensuring that all clients tender and contractual requirements are understood and complied with in relation to project planning, resource planning and progress planning.
Ensuring that the project plans for assigned contracts accurately reflect the technical scope of works
Monitoring progress and identifying risks early, ensuring proactive solutions are in place.
Providing expert planning advice across multiple projects, influencing outcomes and driving excellence.

Qualifications

Proven project planning experience
Detailed knowledge of using planning software, Primavera P6 / Asta Powerproject
Experience with working on NEC/JCT contract types
Experience of working on Civils, Aviation or highways projects
Degree qualified (or holds an equivalent qualification)
Hold a valid UK driving licence

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings. VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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