A leading Tier 1 main contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Construction Planner to join their London team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Planner to work on a major construction project within a well-established main contractor, taking responsibility for developing, maintaining and monitoring project programmes and working closely with the wider project team to ensure successful delivery.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of construction sequencing and programme management, with the ability to engage confidently with site teams, subcontractors, consultants and senior management.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and update detailed construction programmes in line with project requirements.
- Work closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, Site Managers and subcontractors to establish realistic construction sequences.
- Monitor progress against the approved baseline programme and identify areas of delay or potential slippage.
- Maintain and analyse the project critical path, float and key milestones.
- Produce short-term and medium-term look-ahead programmes.
- Collect and validate progress information from site teams and subcontractors.
- Identify programme risks, constraints, interfaces and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop recovery and mitigation programmes where required.
- Assist with programme reporting for internal management and client/project meetings.
- Provide accurate completion forecasts and programme analysis.
- Coordinate programme interfaces between construction, design, procurement, commercial and commissioning activities.
- Support the preparation of progress reports, programme narratives and other project controls information.
- Assist with delay analysis and extension-of-time assessments where required.
- Ensure programme information is accurate, robust and aligned with the project's contractual requirements.
Requirements
- 5+ years' experience in construction planning within a main contractor environment.
- Strong understanding of construction methodology, sequencing and buildability.
- Proven experience working on large-scale or complex construction projects.
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.
- Experience developing and maintaining
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