Senior Planner

NG Bailey; Banbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Employee assistance program

Personal development programme

Flexible benefits

Travel allowance

Job summary

NG Bailey is seeking a Senior Planner based in Banbury to work on a major infrastructure project. The role involves driving the planning function and producing realistic programmes of work that meet contract conditions and client requirements.

Applicants should have considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large construction projects, particularly in MEP/Building Services. Competitive benefits include flexible options and private healthcare.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in planning role on medium to large construction projects.
• Experience with MEP / Building Services projects.
• Primavera proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning function on major infrastructure project.
• Produce workable and realistic programmes of work.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and internal processes.
• Participate in bid activities as required.
• Monitor progress and productivity against project plan.

Skills

Planning experience in MEP/Building Services

Construction site experience

Proficiency in Primavera

NEC knowledge

Education

Relevant industry or professional qualification/apprenticeship

Job description

Senior Planner – MEP/Building Services

Banbury, Permanent

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our team to work on a major infrastructure project.

The main purpose of the role is to drive the planning function on this project and produce workable realistic and efficient programmes of work which meet an appropriate standard for the contract conditions and both internal and client requirements. Monthly progress submissions, dashboard creation for reporting and weekly updates will be staple tasks in this role.

Key Deliverables

• Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations
• Arrange and facilitate integrated planning meetings, engaging with all relevant stakeholders to develop and agree the plan
• Participate within bid activities as required
• Work closely with relevant project personnel and external customer in order to produce/agree a contract baseline programme for each allocated project
• Maintain and update contract baseline in line with any agreed contract changes, ensuring changes are communicated to all stakeholders
• Ensure that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce clear reports for all stakeholders
• Ensure that planning outputs/reports are produced for contract reviews. Support the operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and jointly establish and agree any corrective measures where necessary.
• Perform time/risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the planning manager/senior planner, and the project manager

Requirements

• Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large construction projects. We would be looking for someone with experience of MEP / Building Services projects.
• Construction site experience
• Primavera proficient
• NEC knowledge
• A relevant industry or professional qualification/apprenticeship

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible benefits
• Travel allowance