FJA are recruiting on behalf of a leading service provider in the utilities industry for an experienced Senior Planner to strengthen their planning team in Exeter.
Benefits
A competitive salary
Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
Car/car allowance (Jobs 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
And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc
Senior Planner responsibilities:
Collaborate with the estimating team to develop programmes based on tender documentation, ensuring they are both compliant and realistic.
Support collaborative planning workshops and lead the creation of 4D Planning for the construction phase.
Maintain the baseline programme, track progress, and coordinate with project teams to ensure consistency in key assumptions, methodology, and outputs.
Identify opportunities and key risks during planning, and collect, compile, and distribute progress updates along with reasons for deviations or delays.
Monitor and analyse scope changes, updating programmes as needed, and attend progress meetings to present programmes for review.
Attend site meetings to collect progress updates.
Report programme issues to the Senior Planning Manager and site management team.
Distribute regular look-ahead programmes and ensure the As-Built programme is delivered at project closeout.
Assist with Primavera P6 planning software administration and provide training to new users as needed.
Senior Planner requirements:
Experience in planning civil and M&E projects, with expertise in working with NEC3/4 contracts.
Knowledge of current HSE practices & CSCS card holder.
Proficient in use of Primavera P6 planning software.
Ability to identify risks & opportunities.
Able to work under tight deadlines and maintain focus on deliverables.
Desirable:
Experience in the water industry.
Site based engineering background.
Professional qualification.
Current Water Hygiene card holder.
Familiar with contract management software such as CEMAR & Aconnex.
If you are looking for a fantastic Senior Planner opportunity and want to work for a leading national contractor with opportunities to progress, then click on the 'apply now’ button.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.