Senior Planner NEW

Matchtech

Our Tier 1 Water contractor client is seeking a Senior Planner with an engineering background to join their Hampton team in West London on a permanent basis.

The client is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Senior Planner for the Thames Water region. You will provide services to ensure that project plans have achievable timescales and are accurately monitored and updated.

As new Senior Planner, you’ll take ownership of the project plan, drive the project team to deliver to the plan and challenge any delay and deviation. Leading, coaching and guiding a small team of more junior Planners, you’ll be viewed as an approachable Planning expert who is keen to pass on experience and knowledge to develop others and drive outperformance amongst the team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate effectively to develop and maintain comprehensive, detailed project plans covering the full project lifecycle.
• Ensure project plans accurately capture the complete project scope, with resources appropriately considered and allocated as needed.
• Lead collaborative planning workshops.
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks within the project plan, monitoring the critical path and key milestones, and providing advice to the delivery team on potential adjustments.
• Review and challenge supply chain programs, ensuring their integration and alignment with the main project plan.
• Uphold planning standards and comply with the client planning procedures.
• Implementation of all necessary project and activity codes.
• Management and tracking of project baselines.
• Preparation of detailed program narratives for submission to clients.
• Regular quality and integrity checks on schedules.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Planners and Graduate Planning Engineers throughout the region.
• Developing detailed claims programmes and implementing any contractual changes to the programme.
• Contribute to the quality of planning performance across the region including reviews and reporting.
• Interrogate drawings to implement an efficient planning service to the business.

Skills/experience/qualifications

Our client are seeking an experienced planner with a strong track record in delivering complex infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional planning skills, a solution-focused mindset, a flexible approach to change and a passion for belonging to a high-performing, engaged team.

• Expert in use of Primavera P6 planning software
• Experience in planning of civil and/or M&E construction projects
• Competent in the use of Microsoft software & applications
• Knowledge of current Health, Safety & Environment practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to identify risks & opportunities
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Able to focus on deliverables
• A proactive attitude
• Ability to identify & solve problems
• Able to manage own workload to meet deadlines
• Water Industry experience
• Experience of working with NEC3/4 contracts
• Construction or engineering background
• Professional qualification
• Current Water Hygiene card holder
• Familiar with contract management software such as CEMAR & Aconex

Benefits

• Circa 75k per annum
• Hybrid Working (2/3 office days)
• Car / car allowance (job needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance