Planning Lead - Hospital Construction

Turner & Townsend; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Planning Lead for Hospital Construction in the UK. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience working as a Senior Planner or Project Planner, particularly with UK-based contractors. Responsibilities include producing integrated programmes and providing planning direction while ensuring projects meet efficiency and client satisfaction objectives. This full-time role offers a chance to work on transformative health projects. Applications from diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience with a UK-based main contractor or project management consultancy.
• Experience working on major projects such as rail and highways.
• Proficient use of Asta Powerproject.

Responsibilities

• Produce logic linked detailed integrated programmes.
• Provide support to the project team for all planning functions.
• Give planning advice and direction to project team members.

Skills

Senior Planner/Project Planner

Asta Powerproject

NEC contracts

Critical path analysis

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Job description

Planning Lead – Hospital Construction

Join us at Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc.

Job Description

We are currently mobilising a transformative, national, major programme for the construction of hospitals and we are recruiting for Project Planning Lead to work as part of the client's programme and control’s function.

Objective of the role

• To support Project Management commissions in developing plans and programmes to deliver our service and projects and monitor and report against these, in accordance with defined scopes of duties and T&T systems, mission and values.
• To support Project Management commissions to achieve safe and efficient outcomes that meet agreed profit and client satisfaction objectives.
• To develop and maintain relationships with clients, peers and others who are influential in providing future business.

Responsibilities

• Produce logic linked detailed integrated programmes fully backed up by a build strategy, construction methodology, logistics scheme and phasing plans.
• Provide support to the project team for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
• Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project team members & all relevant stakeholders and produce programme assurance reports.
• Apply critical path analysis and assess the impact of change on critical and non-critical activities.
• Provide specific programme outputs to analyse “Compensation Events” and “Early Warning Notices” impacts.
• Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
• Deliver Period Programme Updates and input to project reports.
• Coordinate between Clients and their partners, consultants and contractors’ programmes and ensure compliance with the Project Programme.
• Provide planning support to the bidding team to submit bidding documentation on time.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of delivering projects as a Senior Planner/Project Planner with 10+ years experience with a UK-based main contractor or project management consultancy.
• Experience working on major projects such as rail and highways.
• Proficient use of Asta Powerproject; experience with Primavera and Microsoft Project an added bonus.
• Experience handling NEC contracts.

Additional Information

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life by promoting a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services