Senior Planner

Barhale; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking a Senior Planner to join its team in Peterborough. This pivotal role involves ensuring project success through meticulous planning and coordination within an integrated delivery team. The ideal candidate will have experience in large-scale civil engineering projects, specifically in the water sector, and must be skilled in using P6 (Primavera). Benefits include competitive salary, career progression, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days of annual leave

8 hours volunteering

Flexible benefits

Company car/green car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale projects within the Civil Engineering sector, preferably in the Water Industry.
• Essential experience with P6 (Primavera).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage complex project plans effectively.
• Commitment to health and safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative digital planning meetings to ensure clarity.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Communicate critical paths and key activities.
• Maintain planning standards and ensure integrity of project plans.

Skills

Large-scale project experience

Civil Engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Tools

P6 (Primavera)

Job description

About Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Website:

https://www.barhale.co.uk/

Company Showcase Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

Senior Planner

The Role

Here within the Anglian Water @one Alliance, we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, working together to deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, which will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.

We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression. To do that, we need aspiring, driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets. Are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

We truly care about the Commercials on our projects and want to continue with the great progress we are making with efficiencies in our business. To help us achieve these targets, we are looking for an experienced Planner.

What will you be doing as our new Senior Planner?

As a Senior Planner with @one Alliance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of projects through meticulous planning and coordination. You will work within an integrated project delivery team, collaborating closely with various stakeholders to develop and maintain accurate and robust project plans. Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying, managing, and mitigating risks while maximising opportunities for project success.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and Monitor Plans:

• Lead collaborative digital planning and production meetings to ensure clarity of requirements and expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans in accordance with @one and AW requirements.
• Liaise with delivery teams to ensure consistency in methodology and outputs.
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks and explore mitigation strategies.
• Develop 4D animations of project plans to aid in the digital rehearsal of construction.
• Gather progress information and communicate effects on key dates, challenging the team to deliver on time.

Communication of Plans:

• Attend the site regularly to gather program update information.
• Communicate critical paths and key activities in team meetings.
• Advise the team on priorities to prevent activities from becoming critical.
• Attend meetings as required and provide project-specific reports as needed.

Quality of Plans:

• Maintain planning standards across @one and adhere to published processes.
• Ensure the integrity of project plans and actively participate in driving best practices.
• Ensure alignment between plans and cost forecasts.

Essential

• Experience in large-scale projects within the Civil Engineering sector, preferably in the Water Industry.
• Essential experience with P6 (Primavera).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage complex project plans effectively.
• Commitment to health and safety principles.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Continuous service awards

Would you like to know more?

Please contact our Recruitment team via [e-mail]