Planner - MEP/Building Services

ZipRecruiter; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Planner to efficiently oversee production schedules and materials for manufacturing. This permanent role based in Bradford offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and a generous pension scheme. Ideal candidates will have experience in DFMA manufacturing and proficiency in Asta Powerproject.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Employee assistance program

Personal development programme

Flexible benefits

Travel allowance

Qualifications

• Experience of planning for DFMA manufacturing or production projects.
• Construction/MEP site experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan materials, stock levels, and manufacturing timelines.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Develop and maintain accurate production schedules.

Skills

Planning for DFMA manufacturing

Construction/MEP site experience

Experience with Asta Powerproject

Production scheduling

PowerBi dashboard output

Tools

Asta Powerproject

OSM Program

Job description

Job Description

Planner (Production / DFMA manufacturing)

Bradford

Permanent Role

Competitive salary, car or car allowance + Flexible Benefits

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Planner, ideally with production / DFMA manufacturing experience, to join our team based initially in Bradford and then in our new facility, which is expected to be in Dewsbury.

The main purpose of the role is to plan plan materials coming in, stock levels, resource levels and what needs manufacturing & when,producing workable realistic and efficient programmes of work which meet an appropriate standard for the contract conditions and both internal and client requirements. Plans will be implemented with the best-practice approach utilising Critical Path Analysis, Resource Planning, Cost Management and Progress/Productivity Monitoring and Control.

This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey.

Responsibilities:

Key deliverables in this role are:

• Demonstrate appropriate health and safety leadership to ensure the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities.
• Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations
• Arrange and facilitate integrated planning meetings, engaging with all relevant stakeholders to develop and agree the plan
• Participate within bid activities as required
• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules using Asta Powerproject, ensuring alignment with project deadlines, resource availability, and capacity constraints
• Forecast and coordinate the timely procurement of raw materials and components, ensuring optimal inventory levels
• Monitor and manage stock levels to prevent shortages or excess, using data-driven insights to support lean operations.
• Assess and plan labour and equipment requirements to meet production targets efficiently.
• Define what needs to be manufactured, when, and in what sequence—balancing priorities across multiple workstreams.
• Work closely with relevant project personnel and external customer in order to produce/ agree a contract baseline programme for each allocated project. Liaise with procurement, design, logistics, and site teams to ensure alignment and resolve planning conflicts.
• Maintain and update contract baseline in line with any agreed contract changes, ensuring changes are communicated to all stakeholders
• Ensure that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce clear reports for all stakeholders, identify and implement process enhancements to improve planning accuracy, reduce waste, and increase throughput.
• Ensure that planning outputs/reports are produced for contract reviews. Support the operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and jointly establish and agree any corrective measures where necessary.
• Perform time/risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the planning manager/senior planner, and the project manager.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience of planning for DFMA manufacturing / production projects
• Construction/MEP site experience advantageous
• Asta Powerproject
• OSM Program, production schedule and powerBi dashboard output experience

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Travel allowance

If this is of interest, please apply with an up to date CV, and your salary/package expectations.

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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