Principal Planner

Laing O'Rourke; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction company in East London is seeking a Principal Project Planner to develop strategic plans for projects, ensuring compliance with requirements and leading planning processes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering and should possess strong analytical and communication skills. Experience with Asta or P6 is preferred. This role offers a varied career with access to significant projects.

Qualifications

• Desired degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or similar.
• Experience in pre-contract planning and work-winning processes.
• Ability to analyze and utilize data for reporting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with project requirements and develop logical sequences.
• Provide leadership for planning and execution processes.
• Train and mentor others on Contract Planning processes.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership in planning processes

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

CIOB Membership

Tools

Asta

P6

4D planning software

Job description

Overview

Is programming, planning and coordination process your forte? Are you a Planning leader who has successfully delivered previous projects? We are looking for an expert strategic Principal Project Planner to join our Team in Beckton - East London. If you join us you'll be a valued member of an industry-leading team which can offer you an exciting and varied career with access to some truly great projects and the opportunity to work with a Pioneering Delivery Team. As a Principal Project Planner, you will be able to develop a Programme Strategy for clients and apply the required knowledge of processes and techniques that need to be considered in strategic planning and the purpose of it, in the success of a project. A Principal Planner will apply astute commercial awareness with expertise in different types of contract conditions to develop strategic plans to maximise opportunities for the Laing O\'Rourke business.

What will the role look like?

• Ensuring that all programmes are compliant with the Project requirements and develop and agree a logical sequence of events ensuring that the most economical/advantageous construction strategy is adopted.
• Determine and provide planning input to tenders
• Provide leadership for the planning and coordination processes.
• Implement and maintain the requirements of the Project Business Plan.
• Ensure that all programmes are compliant with the Project requirements.
• Provide expert input to ensure that the most economical / advantageous construction strategy is adopted through collaboration.
• Analyse performance and advise the project team of likely impact and recommend improvements.
• Able to contribute to the risks, opportunities and commercial implications of a tender bid
• Able to present time-related material using a variety of techniques and methods; providing effective communication, high quality submission and presentation material
• Carrying out Pre-Contract planning and Work Winning processes and procedures to produce Bid Programmes and associated time related information as part of a tender bid team
• Applies astute commercial awareness with expertise of different types of contract conditions to develop strategic plans to maximise opportunities for the Laing O\'Rourke business, including advising when and what forensic analysis of programme is required strategically
• Trains and mentors others on Contract Planning processes and procedures
• Contributes to the development of procurement processes and strategy including the systems and control measures adopted throughout the business
• Able to independently produce processes and systems to manage contracts for more complex projects
• Carries out forensic analysis of programme data and interfaces with client teams to build effective relationships

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Desired Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or similar sector-related
• CIOB Membership
• Modelling and 4D planning, as well as Asta or P6 – preferably both to a high standard
• Implementation of pre-contract planning and work-winning processes
• Implementation, development and maintain the Contract Programme and Programme to Build
• Implementation of strategic planning/ programme management systems
• Ability to analyse, collate and utilise a range of data and information for reporting and forecasting
• Able to ascertain which tasks are urgent or important and the level of accuracy required
• Lateral thinker to spot trends/issues in production data