Senior Planner

BAM; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Planner to join their London team. The role requires at least 15 years of planning experience in various sectors including commercial and education. Responsibilities include preparing construction programmes, ensuring quality checks, and liaising with project teams. Candidates should have strong communication skills and experience in the London construction environment. The offer includes an attractive salary, benefits, and a flexible working policy.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Support for personal growth and development

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of planning experience in the London construction environment.
• Proven experience in delivering construction projects across various sectors.
• Ability to lead and manage programme and time management of projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage design, procurement, and construction programmes.
• Ensure quality checks and planning procedures are implemented.
• Monitor progress and report on project findings.

Skills

Energetic and proactive approach

Contract and tender planning

Experience in London construction environment

Knowledge of traditional and modern construction techniques

Experience with Powerproject

Good communication skills

Understanding of JCT and NEC contract types

Education

Degree qualified

Tools

Powerproject

Microsoft applications

Job description

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Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM is recruiting a Senior Planner in the London Region of our construction business. With a proven record of at least 15 years Planning on various projects in the London environment across complex commercial, education, leisure, and health sectors, you will be required to travel to our regional office and sites across the London region.

Your mission

• Preparation of design, procurement and construction programmes using Powerproject for pre-qualifications, tenders and live projects.
• Ensuring programme quality checks and planning procedures are implemented at all stages of a project.
• Identifying and selecting the appropriate techniques and sequence of events for each project.
• Preparing logistics plans and phasing layouts.
• Scheduling labour, selecting of major plant and access equipment including scaffold schedules, tower crane utilisation and temporary works.
• Preparing detailed working programmes and with our supply chain, developing and agreeing subcontractor trade programmes.
• Monitoring progress throughout the construction process and comparing this against the baseline programme.
• Liaising with the internal and external project team throughout the process, adjusting project plans as necessary.
• Reporting findings and recommending solutions to recover delays.
• Identifying and recording relevant events for potential entitlement claims.
• Using graphical media to reflect progress, event impacts and forecasts.
• Providing advice and support on the development of specific systems of working.
• Analysing sites and local environments to determine appropriate logistics solutions and resources.
• Preparing project and activity feedback reports.
• Writing tender and PQQ responses.
• Attending and presenting at internal and client meetings.
• To Implement and provide general planning appreciation and awareness to site teams.

Who are we looking for?

• An energetic, proactive, hands‑on, confident, and self‑motivated approach with experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable experience in contract and tender planning with an ability to take the lead in the programme and time management of construction projects
• Experience of project delivery within the London construction environment across a wide range of market sectors and contract types.
• Knowledge of traditional and modern construction techniques.
• Experience in using; Powerproject and Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge and practice in 4D Planning (preferred but not essential).
• Knowledge and practice of modern planning practices including implementing programme health checks and QSRA.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team environment or as an individual and be prepared to respond directly to Clients' requests or enquiries.
• A good understanding of contract types including JCT and NEC.
• Degree qualified

What's in it for you?

A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward thinking organisation.

In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.

BAM operates a flexible working policy.

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
age, disability or other characteristics.
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Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.'

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.