Description - External We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations. About the Opportunity You will join a project team and report to the Head of Planning, and be responsible at tender stage onwards for the range of planning and scheduling activities involved throughout the project life cycle, which include: - Working with all disciplines to identify planning scope, constraints, and contract requirements including quantities required and other factors affecting the programme. - Building the programme from first principles, ensuring that programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures and guidance, and contains key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning activities. - Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including programme copies, basis of schedule, presentations, and reports. - Developing integrated programmes, issuing to all parties for review and implementing recommendations, innovation, and best practice as applicable. - Reconciling company and sub-contract plant/labour and major materials elements in conjunction where appropriate. - Cost and resource loading to support Earned Value Management and resource levelling. - Working with the Risk Management team Identifying and applying time risk allowance, terminal float etc in line with the risk identification and management process. - Maintaining and updating the programme according to the monthly update and reporting cycle, keeping the client informed of any programme changes, and ensuring ontime submission of programmes according to NEC requirements. Qualifications - External - Experienced user of Primavera P6 across all stages of the project life cycle. - Awareness of schedule quality metrics such as DCMA 14-point, and associated tools. - Experience of Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis, and associated tools. - Substantial experience of projects within the construction industry worth £1m - £100m, with an understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment, and labour requirements relating to building construction, fitout, and building management systems - Experience in working with NEC contracts, including strong understanding of the various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications. - Able to mentor or act as a technical expert within a team of planners at various competency levels. - Sole UK National with SC (Security Clearance), or an ability to obtain SC. - Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering, construction or project management related discipline. - Industry qualifications such as APM. Our Culture Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity. We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visitwww.vercida.comto view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.