Planner
West Midlands
An opportunity has arisen for a Planner to join the team at Galliford Try.
This is a full-time, permanent role that involves projects across the West Midlands & South West. The Regional Office is located in Bristol and GT operates an Agile Working policy. All Planners work on multiple tender, pre-construction, and live projects.
What you will be doing:
* 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 the 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.
* 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.
* Update contract programmes to demonstrate entitlement to EOT, where applicable.
* Support the Business in claims and/or disputes.
* Support and develop Junior team members where required.
* Ensure that the programme content and functionality is compliant with Galliford Try’s Planning Processes and Procedures.
About You:
* Main Contractor Planning experience (essential).
* Strong written and verbal communication skills (essential).
* Full UK driving licence (essential).
* Proficiency in Power Project (formerly Asta) – essential.
* Defence/Custodial/Healthcare/Education experience (desirable).
* Working knowledge of both NEC and JCT Contracts (desirable).
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, offering you stability and the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
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 available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme provides free 24/7 support.
* 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-oriented, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business, and collaborating to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our West Midlands business please contact Laura Mitchell on Laura.Mitchell@Gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours and/or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement of the role. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Closing Date:
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