Project Planner

ENGINEERINGUK; Dartford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company seeks an experienced Project Planner to oversee the development of new Army Basic training facilities. The role involves project control, accurate reporting, and collaboration with stakeholders. Join a rewarding project with exciting future transitions.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension – basic and enhanced schemes

Health and Wellbeing

Virtual GP

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls and management systems.
• Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering.
• CIOB Membership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and coordination processes.
• Develop and maintain project programmes.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements.

Skills

Project management systems and techniques

Contract planning

Pre-contract planning and work control

Project/ programme controls

Education

HNC / Degree in Construction Management

Civil Engineering

Tools

P6

Asta Powerproject Planning Software

Job description

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View more categories View less categories Sector Project and Program Management Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

Are you an experienced strategic Project Planner looking to join a rewarding project?

If you have a background in programming, planning reporting, feedback, and mitigation measures, this opportunity is for you!

You will be a key part of the team delivering new Army Basic training facilities at Pirbright under Defence Estate Optimisation.

The role involves developing and maintaining programmes, project control, accurate reporting, and forecasting. Reporting to the Project Planning Lead, you will be responsible for programme reporting controls and developing plans and programmes for the project.

Exciting times ahead as the project transitions to a site-based environment in Q3 2025. Join us on this rewarding journey!

What will the role look like?

• Provide leadership for the planning and coordination processes.
• To implement and maintain the requirements of the Project Business Plan.
• Ensure that all programmes are compliant with the Project requirements.
• Develop and agree by collaboration a logical sequence of events ensuring that the most economical/advantageous construction strategy is adopted.
• Analyse performance and advise the project team of likely impact and recommend improvements.
• Ensure that the construction strategy and any recommended improvements are communicated.
• Provide leadership, support and training, and contribute to career development.
• Co-ordinate for stakeholders, partners and supply chain all time-related information.
• Represent the project/business with all stakeholders.
• Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required by the project/business.
• Develop and feedback process improvement.
• Proactive interaction with other departments
• Developing knowledge of strategic planning and project/ programme management systems
• Understands how to establish and implement project controls systems on a project to comply with the Laing O'Rourke iGMS and can integrate these with the client system requirements.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Project/ programme controls
• Project management systems and techniques
• Contract planning
• Pre-contract planning and work control
• P6 and Asta Powerproject Planning Software

Qualification

• HNC / Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or similar sector-related.
• CIOB Membership
• Developing relationships with clients' representatives
• Contribution to pre-contact planning, work winning, and processes.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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