Planner

Are you a Contract Planner looking for your next role? Are you looking to join an expanding business who work within the Construction sector? If so check out the details regarding my client based in Reading, who are looking for a seasoned Contract Planner to join them on a contract basis. Due to the nature of the role, you must hold current SC clearance.

Responsibilities & Main Tasks

• Liaise with Senior Planner and all members of project(s) teams to ensure all project(s) are delivered within time and budget.

• Provide planning management and support to both pre-contract and contract operations.

• Produce, manage and update programmes for acceptance in line with NEC contract requirements and communicate programmes to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage and incorporate change events into construction programmes and liaise with the project(s) commercial team to secure full entitlement under the contract.

• Measure, forecast and control against agreed programme baseline including monitoring of performance and providing input to coordination of operations to project teams.

• Provide robust, accurate forecast information to internal stakeholders including detailed information for each period.

• Produce programme outputs as required by the projects(s) including Critical Path, short term lookaheads, sub-contractor inputs etc.

• Provide support to corrective action and develop recovery plans when required.

• Support opportunity and risk management process including ensuring time risk allowance is included within programmes.

• Support sub-contractor programme information and maintain excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.

Requirements

• Project controls / Project management qualification.

• Degree / HNC in an engineering / construction discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience of project planning within civil / construction sector.

• Proven knowledge of planning techniques including critical path analysis and ability to produce fully logic-linked, resource loaded programmes.

• Competent user of Oracle Primavera P6.

• Understanding of programme reporting requirements including the implementation and use of Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.

• Understanding of programme requirements under NEC Contracts including the assessment and implementation of compensation events.

• Working knowledge of the use of CEMAR in managing NEC Contracts.

• Independently manage own time accurately to meet strict deadlines.