Senior Planner - MEP/Construction

NG Bailey Engineering; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Private healthcare

24/7 Employee assistance program

Discounts

Personal development programme

Flexible Benefits

Travel allowance

Job summary

NG Bailey MEH Alliance is seeking a Senior Planner to join their team in Sheffield or Leeds. This permanent role involves overseeing the planning of high-value projects, ensuring efficient programme management, and coordinating with project stakeholders.

A successful candidate will have considerable experience in planning roles for MEP or Building Services projects and must possess a relevant industry qualification. Benefits include competitive compensation, holiday entitlement, pension contributions, and a range of flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in planning roles for medium to large projects.
• Experience in construction site environments.
• Knowledge of NEC 3 contracts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate planning meetings and produce project baseline programmes.
• Monitor project progress and productivity against the project plan.
• Perform Time/Risk analysis throughout the project life cycle.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and internal processes.

Skills

Planning on MEP/Building Services projects

Construction site experience

NEC 3 contracts

Education

Relevant industry or professional qualification

Job description

Senior Planner (MEP/Construction)

Locations: Sheffield or Leeds

Employment Type: Permanent Role

Compensation: Competitive, with Car or Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our team based ideally in Sheffield but can also be Leeds.

The main purpose of the role is to plan the allocated high value / complex project producing workable realistic and efficient programmes of work which meet an appropriate standard for the contract conditions and both internal and client requirements. Plans will be implemented with the best‑practice approach utilising Critical Path Analysis, Resource Planning, Cost Management and Progress/Productivity Monitoring and Control.

This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey.

Responsibilities

• Arrange and facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with relevant project stakeholders to agree the team input into the project plan and work closely with said team and our external customer. Produce and agree a ‘Contract Baseline’ programme for each allocated project; that aligns with the agreed formal contract, price and work scope, and reduces risk for NG Bailey.
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, ensure that planning outputs / reports are produced in a timely manner for all contract reviews. Support operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and to jointly establish and agree any corrective measures to be taken where necessary.
• Take responsibility for all allocated projects, ensuring that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce and circulate clear reports to the appropriate stakeholders in a concise and timely manner (e.g. Resource Histograms, ‘S’ Curves, Earned Value Analysis).
• Maintain and update contract baseline in line with agreed contract change (eg variations). Ensure that change impacts are effectively communicated to Operations and Commercial Teams. Ensure that the inclusion of variations are communicated and integrated into project plans.
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, perform Time/Risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the Project Manager throughout the whole project life cycle.
• Participate within bid activity as requested by the senior management; working in conjunction with the Business Development department, in line with the Focus Win processes.
• Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations.

Requirements

• Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Building Services projects
• Construction site experience
• Experience of NEC 3 contracts (desirable)
• A relevant industry or professional qualification.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Travel allowance

Inclusion Statement

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.