Assistant Planner – Main Construction Contractor - up to £55k + Competitive Package
The Company
A great opportunity for a Junior Planner to join a large main contractor in London, who specialise in large residential and mix use developments. This Main Contractor has grown to £500million and have a strong portfolio of projects and great pipeline of work .
They are looking for 2 Junior Planners, who will be looking after 3 projects in London and reporting to Senior Planner.
This main contractor values their staff and has a close knit team, with great community and family feel. They work on a prestigious projects and due to growth in the business are seeking to build their planning team.
Responsibilities
Provide planning support to both the pre-contract and delivery teams in accordance with Company policy, procedures and quality standards.
Tender Stage:
Assist the planner / senior planner with production of the tender programme
Assist the planner / senior planner with production of the tender deliverables as required
Construction / Delivery Stage:
Capture and input ‘actual data’ to the current programme of site works, as directed by senior
planner / planner / project manager
Assist with production of the monthly and period updated programme, progress reports and revised forecasts and its communication to the site team, client and all major stakeholders
Requirements
Educated to professional level with a relevant degree or equivalent in Construction
Business and commercial awareness to actively measure and monitor performance with the ability to present results in a logical manner to support continuous improvement
Site experience on projects
Numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and information and produce it in a clear and logical format
Competent user of Asta Power Project and other MS packages
Ability to work in a team environment with minimum supervision
Logical whilst creative approach to problem solving
Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
Oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to take a confident but diplomatic approach with colleagues and other internal and external customers