Project Planner

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Planner to lead end-to-end project scheduling on high-value construction schemes. The role requires mastery of Primavera P6, data reporting and proactive collaboration with project teams and clients. Frequent site travel is expected as part of delivering a value-added scheduling service.

The successful candidate will develop master schedules, monitor progress, and provide insightful reporting to support decision-making across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Reliable and able to work autonomously or as part of a team.
• Committed to delivering a high-quality planning service for clients.
• Experience interpreting project data to support scheduling decisions.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead planning sessions with clients and vendors to create master schedules.
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan, develop and execute construction schedules.
• Regular travel to construction sites is expected.
• Engage with stakeholders, clients, contractors and subcontractors daily.
• Develop and maintain construction programs using Primavera P6 and Tableau for multi-project environments.
• Ensure schedule data from vendors and contractors is fed into planning systems.
• Implement planning and scheduling strategy, plans, and procedures for company and contractor roles.
• Collaborate with project managers and subcontractors to maintain schedule integrity.
• Provide interface and QA for tracking schedule performance.
• Organize inputs into a master schedule and deliver status reports.
• Prepare progress reports including monthly project reports and look-ahead schedules.
• Produce high-level and 1, 3, 6 month look-aheads from P6 for reporting.
• Perform probabilistic and risk analyses on integrated schedules.
• Monitor for issues potentially delaying the schedule and advise on corrective actions.
• Analyze deviations from baseline and highlight Bottlenecks and changes.

Skills

Time management

Teamwork

Client service

Decision making

Autonomy

Delivery-driven

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

We are actively looking to engage with experienced planning professionals with experience delivering high-value, complex construction schemes to aid in the delivery of our busy pipeline of works.

The ideal candidate should have an excellent understanding of a P6 software/data reporting, as a must, scheduling best practices, resource & cost loaded scheduling, as well as the interpersonal skills to be able to work closely with the internal stakeholders of the project team on a daily basis.

The Planner will take responsibility for end to end service delivery ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added service.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
• Working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to plan, develop and execute construction schedules.
• Regular travel to construction site is expected.
• Effectively work with Stakeholders, Clients, Contractors and Sub Contractors on a daily basis.
• Develop and maintain a detailed construction program schedule using Primavera P6 and Tableau for multi-project environments.
• Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.
• Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations.
• Actively work with project managers, construction firms and subcontractor firms as necessary to maintain schedule integrity.
• Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance.
• Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.
• Prepare and update progress reports as required by the client, including the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports / presentations.
• Produce high level and 1, 3, 6 month look ahead from P6 for reporting.
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules.
• Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.
• Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
• Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions, and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in the ability to determine corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and figures and critically evaluating information and data from various sources.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service.
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote 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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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

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