Project Planner - Civil Contractor

Posted 15 August 2024
Salary £65000 - £70000 per annum, Benefits: Car Allowance, 24 days holiday, Discretionary Bonus
LocationBristol
Job type Permanent
Sectors Infrastructure
ReferenceBH-36828
Contact NameLina Gharakhanian

Job description

The only thing scarier than change is regret...


We are recruiting a Project Planner to a 20 year established Civil Contractor that has grand expansion plans for the South West and South Wales, both of which will be new regions for them. Their intention is to open an office, probably in Bristol, in the not too distant future. 


This means your role could quickly grow into a Regional / Senior Planner position, plus you'd be a 'founding member' of what will be a newly established, regional team. The role will initially find you home and site based until they establish their office. You will manage your own time and diary and be trusted to deliver.


Working off the back of long-established relationships with key clients, they have a pipeline of five / six projects in the region each with a value in the 30-60M bracket. They typically deliver scope such as underground services, enabling works, foundations, concrete works and landscaping.


Their annual revenue is around 170M, and they employ around 240 people. Joining a smaller business will provide you with more exposure, more learning, more responsibility and more impact. If you have an interest in working internationally, then there could be opportunity for you to do so across Europe.


This position would suit someone with a few years of site-based experience as an Engineer or Sub Agent and familiarity / experience with primavera P6. Mind you, if you're an established Planner looking to make a change then get in touch!


Key responsibilities:
  • Produce high quality programmes for live projects, including pre-construction and construction phases, in P6
  • Monitor and control project effectiveness, key outputs trackers and advise of any deviation
  • Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members
  • Identify changes in work scope in the project plan and produce impacted programmes
  • Develop claims for Extension of Time and narratives to support programmes
  • Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams
  • Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports / dashboards for management
  • Gather actual data, update project schedule, and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team


To be successful in this role, it is likely that you:
  • Hold a relevant degree qualification in engineering or construction, or hold extensive practical experience
  • Have a background in operational roles, for example as a Site Engineer or Site Agent, ideally with planning experience
  • Have working knowledge of planning and scheduling systems such as Primavera P6, Asta and MS Project.


The position offers a salary of between 65,000 - 70,000 per annum with a 5,000 car allowance, private medical, enhanced contribution pension and an annual holiday entitlement of 24 days which increases with service.


If you would like to know more then please drop us an email with a CV (doesn’t have to be up to date) or call us on 0203 998 7671


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