Senior Planner

ZipRecruiter; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Planner in Exeter. The role involves managing project programmes, establishing contract milestones, and ensuring effective communication across teams. Ideal candidates will have significant construction project experience and knowledge of planning software such as Asta. This position requires excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction projects across various sectors.
• Ability to manage multiple project programmes running concurrently.
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to articulate key issues.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of project team, ensure accurate assessment of progress.
• Establish and manage the Contract Programme.
• Monitor and report progress against programmes.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Use of planning software

Tools

Asta

Job description

Overview

Senior Planner needed in Exeter. Blue Water Recruitment are working with an established Construction company, looking for an experienced Planner to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of project team, but with dual role as independent assessor of progress.
• Capture of output rates to ensure company database remains current and competitive.
• Liaison with broader planning community.
• Agree with Project Team the level of planning service and anticipated time allocation.
• Establish a Contract Programme.
• Hands-on planning preparing, in conjunction with production team, optimum working programme to meet project objectives covering design, procurement, enabling, construction, commissioning, handover, client key dates.
• Contributing to the capturing of project risks and proposing mitigating actions.
• Communicating within production teams to ensure they are aware of their roles in meeting the programme.
• Meeting/ communicating with supply chain specialists to confirm suitable method and programme for scope given project specific constraints.
• Monitoring and reporting progress against programmes, suggesting mitigation actions.
• Summarise project status upstream to senior management, highlighting any unresolved major risks and potential overruns.
• Manage time and workload to ensure deadlines are met. Highlight any potential work overload to Line Manager.

About you / Qualifications

• Significant experience of construction projects across a broad range of sectors.
• Ability to manage multiple project programmes running in parallel.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of development; design, procurement, construction (structure, architecture, services), commissioning.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to quickly and clearly articulate key issues and to listen and capture concerns of others.
• Use of specialist planning software (ideally Asta).
• Detailed knowledge of the key features of common forms of contract entered into in UK