Senior Planner

SISK Group; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Car/Car allowance

26+ days annual leave

Excellent Benefits Package

Job summary

John Sisk & Son is seeking a Senior Planner to lead the planning function for the UK Infrastructure Business Unit on a Leeds-based scheme. You will establish the baseline programme, ensure full logic linking and critical path, and develop a consistent approach across preconstruction and construction phases.

You will produce regular progress reports for the group board and manage risk and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Requires relevant degree/diploma and construction management qualifications.
• Membership of professional body is advantageous.
• Certification for planning software use preferred.]
• job_responsibilities_description:[
• Lead baseline contract programme development with full logic and critical path.
• Prepare tender event programme for subcontractor procurement.
• Maintain electronic planning files in CDE and produce regular progress reports.
• Develop 4D graphical model or 2D phasing plans as required.
• Engage supply chain to align programme with design, procurement and construction.
• Produce prelim books covering staff resources, logistics and temporary works.
• Identify risks and mitigations for each programme and track float/time risk allowances.
• Provide programme information to management for feedback to group board.

Responsibilities

Skills

Primavera P6

4D modelling

2D phasing plans

progress reporting

risk & opportunities review

Education

Relevant degree or diploma

Construction management qualifications

Professional body membership

Tools

CDE (Common Data Environment)

Project planning software

Job description

John Sisk & Son are looking for a Senior Planner to join their UK Infrastructure Business Unit to work on a scheme based in Leeds. To lead the planning management function for the Sisk group of companies. To set the standard for planning and project controls and regularly review the function in the preconstruction and construction phases. To develop a consistent approach and produce regular reports to feedback on progress and performance to the group board. 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.

• Lead in the development of the baseline contract programme, covering all aspects of design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover. All elements to be fully logic linked and have a critical path.
• To lead in the preparation of a construction (target) programme highlighting areas of improvement against the contract programme.
• Prepare a tender event programme for the procurement of subcontractors incorporating design release and lead in activities.
• Maintain electronic files and administration of planning and programme documents to facilitate retrieval as required. Utilising the common data environment (CDE).
• Provide all programme information as required support the management team.
• To develop a 4D graphical model, where required or 2D phasing plans. To represent the sequence of build, phasing and logistics.
• Use the construction programme to produce / assist in the production of project prelim books including, but not limited to, staff resource, logistics and temporary works requirements.
• To engage with the supply chain to develop the project programme with regards to design, lead-in’s, construction periods, plant & labour requirements
• To review risk and opportunities for every programme produced and highlight potential mitigation measures in the programme. Including float and time risk allowances.
• Advanced construction project management software training - progress analysis & s-curve reporting. Managing costs & resources.
• Advanced Primavera P6 Training Managing costs & resources.
• Managing People Training
• Relevant Degree or diploma
• Qualifications in construction management
• Certification for use of planning and programme software
• Membership of relevant professional body, where applicable
• Competitive salary
• Company Car/Car allowance
• 26+ days annual leave
• Excellent Benefits Package
• And much more!

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.

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