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Job Description
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Senior Planner
Guildford
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planner to join the team at Galliford Try.
The Senior Planner will provide a complete construction planning service at pre-qualification, pre-construction and construction stages, in line with Galliford Try's standards, and our number one Business Strategy "Delivering Excellence".
The candidate will be a reliable Planner with good construction knowledge and strong working knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
This is a full time, permanent role that is primarily based in Guildford visiting sites as required. The Senior Planner will work on multiple tender, pre-construction and live projects.
What you will be doing:
* Ensure that the programme content and functionality is compliant with Galliford Try's standards
* Have a strong working knowledge of the NEC contract, NEC-complaint programmes, and the administration of the contract
* Provide full life-cycle planning support to multiple projects; tenders, pre-construction and live projects
* Review documents, specifications and scopes, identifying contract requirements and major constraints
* Provide detailed tender programmes, method statements and logistics proposals for inclusion in tender submissions
* Provide outline plans and methodologies at tender stage
* Visit sites to ascertain conditions and constraints to be taken into account when preparing tender programmes and method statements
* Promote the company at tender and contract interviews, presentations and meetings
* Produce detailed fully integrated design, procurement and construction stage Contract Programmes, that are fully resourced and value-loaded
* Identify alternative methodologies/sequences that improve project completion date(s)
* Liaise with internal and external key stakeholders and third parties to establish optimum, compliant programmes
* Ascertain and report progress on pre-construction and live projects, foreseeing potential delays and advising of mitigation measures
* Develop Construction, Completion and Mitigation Programmes at relevant stages of the projects, whilst maintaining Contract integrity as required
* Carry out a continuous programme of research into new and innovative building techniques and advise the Head of Planning, Technical Director and tender/contract teams of any application showing the possibility of positive benefits
* Be able to work dynamically in assisting the Business to achieve its goals and targets
* Support the Business in claims and/or disputes
* Support and develop Junior team members where required
About You:
* 5+ years Main Contractor Planning experience
* Strong working knowledge of the NEC and JCT Contracts
* 3D/4D visualisation experience
* Claims experience
* Healthcare/MOJ experience preferable
* 2-stage tendering experience preferable
* Proficiency in Asta Power Project, Microsoft Project, and MS Office
* Full UK driving licence
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
* A wide range of corporate discounts
* Cycle to Work schemes
* Comprehensive pension plan
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Building Southern business please contact Emily Bunniss on emily.bunniss@gallifordtry.co.uk.
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