Description:
Civils Planner
Joining a growing business, you'll have scope to build your skills, explore new sectors and put your name to some of the UKs most iconic projects. You will be joining a thriving Business Unit with an impressive portfolio of civil engineering projects in various locations throughout Scotland.
Opportunities currently exist within both project-based and tender planning roles at our Maxim Eurocentral Head Office and at various locations throughout Scotland.
What you'll be doing
What You'll Be Doing – Project Based
- Preparing monthly progress updates and communicating the revised Contract Programme including monthly progress reporting to Planning Lead and Site Team.
- Developing methods of construction, sequencing and programme logic.
- Preparing Stage Programmes and supporting information in accordance with the project requirements and issuing for review.
- Reconciling direct and subcontract plant & labour along with major materials and supporting Project Controls.
- Assist the Project Team to timely deliver projects and improve productivity, performance and safety.
What You'll Be Doing – Win Business Based
- You will work with the Planning Lead & Bid Manager to provide the planning function for a wide range of civils tenders and throughout the project planning life cycle.
- Assist with identifying scope, constraints, risk and contract requirements.
- Developing key methods of construction, temporary works requirements, sequencing and programme logic.
- Interfacing with third parties and supply chain to develop proposals.
- Identifying major quantities and factors affecting the programme.
- Establishing and agreeing construction outputs and working hours with appropriate Estimator.
- Communicate the plan to Lead Planner and senior management at Tender Settlement Meetings.
- Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including tender programmes, planning philosophy, presentations and reports.
- In addition, supporting the Project Based planning requirements on live projects
Who we're looking for
- Operational experience (typically site engineer to sub agent) together with previous significant experience of planning services in small to medium sized projects within the construction industry.
- The role would also suit someone wishing to transition from an operations role into a planning role where appropriate training will be given.
- An understanding of construction methods, plant, equipment and labour requirements.
- Use of planning techniques with experience of using planning software such as Primavera P6, Elecosoft Asta and / or Microsoft Project. Appropriate training will be given where required.
- An understanding of various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring.
- An understanding of delay, risk and opportunity management with particular reference to planning programming.
- An understanding of various forms of tender & contract documents, preferably with some NEC4 experience.
- Effective communication, engagement, motivation & leadership skills to drive change and positively impact the business.
Qualifications
- Degree, HND or relevant experience based skills
- Relevant CSCS Card
- Team player