Senior Planner - Asta

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

Job summary

A leading construction and property development company is seeking a Senior Planner for their Exeter projects. You will establish and manage planning systems, ensuring project objectives are met while working alongside various teams. Ideal candidates possess extensive construction experience and strong communication skills. Competitive benefits and opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment await the successful applicant.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction projects across various sectors.
• Ability to manage multiple project programmes concurrently.
• Detailed knowledge of design, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning function on upcoming construction projects.
• Establish and operate a planning system.
• Monitor and report project progress.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Use of Asta planning software

Knowledge of construction contracts

Tools

Asta

Job description

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Job Description

Senior Planner - Asta

Job Location City: Exeter

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Contract Type: Permanent Contract

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Remote/Onsite: On-site/Office based

Travel Requirements: Occasional travel

Requisition ID: 1583
Information at a Glance

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all - building for life.

Bouygues UK has an exciting opportunity available for a site based Senior Planner to work on one of our upcoming long-term construction projects in Exeter.

Job Purpose and Scope:

To establish, maintain and operate a planning system in accordance with the planning procedures, providing a consistently high level of service. Lead the planning function on our upcoming Exeter based project, ensuring the production teams are delivering the project time objectives.

Accountabilities and Key Tasks:

• 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:

• 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.

Why Bouygues UK

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture, we look for people who demonstrate our key values - Teamwork, Trust, Simplicity & Pioneering Spirit. We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:
• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• pension scheme
• life insurance
• private medical insurance
• BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits
• Volunteering opportunities

Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification!

Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets.

With annual sales of over €32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We value your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details. If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions.