Senior Planner

Sisk; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned construction company in Macclesfield is seeking a Senior Planner to develop and manage construction programmes. The successful candidate will lead project planning efforts, ensure compliance with contracts, and engage effectively with stakeholders. Key qualifications include a relevant degree and proficiency in Asta Power Project and Primavera P6. Competitive benefits such as flexible working and additional holidays are offered.

Benefits

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

Company car or car allowance

Employer pension

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and educational development

Qualifications

• Successful record in managing client and stakeholder relationships on construction projects.
• Experience managing and developing junior planners.
• Extensive knowledge of the UK and EU legal framework regarding contract management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of construction programmes highlighting contract improvements.
• Engage with the supply chain for project programme validation.
• Maintain administration of planning documents and files.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant Degree or diploma

Tools

Asta Power Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

The Senior Planner is responsible

We are seeking a Senior Planner to join our Life Sicne team in Macclesfield. The Senior Planner is responsible to develop the baseline contract programme which includes design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.

The Senior Planner is responsible to develop the baseline contract programme which includes design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of a construction (target) programme highlighting areas of improvement against the contract programme.
• Developing tendering programmes and validating these with the supply chain including preparation of settlement information.
• All programmes to be fully logic linked which generate a robust critical path and subsequent float paths and be able to analysis these.
• Be able to plan from first principles (Developing own logic, assessing quantum of work, calculating periods and resource loading).
• Be able to prepare sequence sketches and ‘mark ups’ for logistics including planning workbooks to support the ‘bases’ of the programme.
• Development and or supporting the development of 4D programmes desirable.
• Engage with the supply chain to develop / validate the project programme with regards to design, lead-in’s, construction periods, plant & labour requirements.
• Be aware of risk from H&S risk, commercial risk, quality, and time risk. Documenting Programme risk.
• Include appropriate hold points for inspections and quality sign offs.
• Identify Opportunities and create conditions to capitalise on these.
• Be familiar with different forms of contract including NEC and make clear provisions for Time Risk Allowance (TRA) and Terminal Float.
• Maintain electronic files and administration of planning and programme documents to facilitate retrieval as required. Using the common data environment (CDE)
• Contract and tender programmes files produced to a high standard and be able to pass a (CIOB or DCMA quality check).

Experience

• Successful record of working with clients, contractors and other stakeholders on live construction projects.
• Experience of working within a team.
• Extensive knowledge of UK and EU legal framework, in particular contract management.
• Experience managing & developing junior planner
• Experience in Laboratory Constructions and high-tech manufacturing facilities desirable.
• Effective communication and people skills required.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Experience in Asta Power Project & Primavera P6

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or diploma
• Qualifications in construction management
• Certification for use of planning and programme software desirable
• Membership of relevant professional body, where applicable desirable.
• Advanced Asta Powerproject Training – Progress Analysis & S-curve reporting.
• Advanced Primavera P6 Training Managing costs & resource managing People Training.
• Advanced contract awareness – Understanding JCT and NEC forms of contract.
• Basic BIM training and understanding of the common data environment

Additional Information

• 26 days holiday (optiontopurchase5 more)
• Company Car or Car allowance
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds oftendon\'tapply for roles if theydon\'tfeel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story.It’snot all about your technicalexpertise.Don’thold back,we’dlove to hear from you.