Senior Planner (Construction)

Orchard Recruitment Solutions Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Planner for construction projects in the Northeast UK. The role entails ensuring projects are effectively planned and monitored, supporting project managers throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a construction-related degree and substantial experience in project planning, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Car/car allowance

26 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Degree in construction management or related field.
• Experience in planning and monitoring construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are planned and monitored to standards and timescales.
• Assist project teams with planning information and create effective project plans.
• Produce accurate reports on project status and progress.

Skills

Planning

Construction Management

Risk Analysis

Education

Construction-related degree

Job description

Role: Senior Planner

Location: Northeast

Salary: 65,000/75,000 + Package

The planner has overall responsibility and accountability to ensure construction projects are planned and monitored to the best standard in accordance with timescales and strategy, underpinned by the project requirements. To support the Senior / Project Managers and pre-construction team by providing a high-level planning service for the preparation of project plans, producing baseline scheduled tasks, resource profiles, and financial models.

• Assist project teams with all essential planning information.
• Create effective project plans including baseline scheduled tasks.
• Develop, control, and manage time-controlled programmes focused on design and procurement management.
• Ensure all works are planned effectively, using best practice principles of planning.
• Produce programmes at pre-construction and construction stages collaboratively with senior construction and commercial teams.
• Develop programmes in sufficient detail to cover all activities required from design management, procurement, temporary works, and third-party influences.
• Review all project programmes weekly for progress, critical path analysis, and projections to inform management of actions required to prevent slippage and enable recovery.
• Interrogate the programme to identify areas for improvement, risk reduction, and potential issues across the project.
• Assist in the trend and change process, including production of change reports, cost impact analysis, and feedback on risks and opportunities.
• Produce accurate reports that clearly identify the project's status across construction, design, and procurement, highlighting issues and risks weekly and monthly.

Essential

• Construction-related degree

Packages include

• A competitive salary
• Car/car allowance
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance

Please call Ryan Recruitment for further information on the role/opportunity.