Event Planner jobs in United Kingdom

Senior Planner needed in Exeter. Blue Water Recruitment are working with an established Construction company, looking for an experienced Planner to join their team.

• 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.

• 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