Project Planner

Bowdon Associates Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a driven Project Planner to enhance their career in planning and project management. This exciting role involves working closely with tender and delivery teams to develop robust project plans, ensuring adherence to planning standards, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of project planning software. Join a respected contractor and contribute to impactful projects while enjoying a competitive salary and attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Car/Car Allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension - 8%

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning systems and software is desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans for tenders and live projects.
• Assist operations teams in tracking changes and progress on projects.

Skills

Project Planning

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

IT Literacy

Tools

Microsoft Project

Asta Powerproject

Job description

Job Title: Project Planner

Location: Manchester

Salary: GBP40,000 - GBP60,000 (Negotiable)

The Client

Our client is a highly respected national full building envelope contractor, looking to add an experienced Project Planner to their team.

The Role of Project Planner

This role requires individuals with aspirations to develop and enhance their career in planning, programming, and project management, working on all aspects of initial planning, phasing, coordination, and sequencing for our clients' project tender programmes.

A driven individual with a can-do attitude will use their experience, enthusiasm, and skills to help the department drive efficiency and performance.

• Working with the tender, pre-construction, and delivery teams on a range of opportunities and live projects by collaboratively developing and maintaining robust detailed project plans.
• Preparing project-specific programmes for inclusion within the Tender submission.
• Establishing optimal construction methodologies, logic sequences, and working outputs by producing programmes for review and preparing logistics proposals.
• Proactively ensuring that planning standards are maintained across all projects and that planning and control procedures are adhered to.
• Assisting the Operations teams with tracking changes and progress on live projects, taking into account delays, site progression, and commercial impact.
• Visiting sites, attending progress meetings, monitoring progress, and assisting in updating short-term plans and construction programmes.
• Learning to communicate and quantify the effects of progress on key dates.
• Promoting a partnership ethos within the Pre-Construction department of Estimating and Planning, as well as Operations teams, by developing and maintaining close working relationships both internally and with external clients' teams.

To Succeed, the Project Planner will need:

• Knowledge/Experience of project planning systems and software such as Microsoft Project (desirable) and Asta Powerproject.
• Experience within the construction industry or a related industry (preferable).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good standard of general IT literacy; proficient in the use of Word and Excel.
• Good basic standard of general literacy and numeracy.
• Able to communicate with team members and departments to relay or gather information and assist with preparing reports and updating information on site.

What's On Offer

• Salary of GBP40,000 - GBP60,000
• Car/Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Pension - 8%