Job Title: Senior Planner Location: Antrim Travel: Required within the UK Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday Friday 8:30am to 3pm Salary: Circa £65,000 Connexus UK are delighted to be partnering with our client for a Senior Planner to join their planning team.
This role is essential to establishing, maintaining, and reporting effective planning and programming systems across a variety of construction and fit-out projects.
Job Purpose: As a Senior Planner, you will play a crucial role in the project life cycle, responsible for establishing, recording, and reporting on the progress of works.
You will work closely with the project team to create detailed planning and scheduling systems, identify potential risks, and ensure projects stay on track.
Key Responsibilities: Support Estimating Team: Assist with tender programmes and method statements for new projects.
Programme Development: Create detailed programmes for job estimations, identifying any constraints and risks to project completion timelines.
Project Planning: Work with project teams to prepare planning information for new projects, including operation sequences, dependencies, resource needs, procurement, and preconstruction requirements.
Programme Updates: Regularly update project plans with site feedback on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Risk Management: Identify and advise on critical changes to project priorities, offering solutions to keep targets on track.
Control Revisions: Record and control all programme revisions to ensure up-to-date planning.
Reporting: Provide regular progress reports and analysis to the Senior Management Team.
Process Improvement: Identify ways to improve planning, estimating, and cost control for current and future projects.
Essential criteria: A third-level construction-related qualification.
Proven leadership and people management skills.
Extensive programming experience in new build and interior fit-out projects, with a broad technical knowledge of the construction process.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficient in ASTA, Primavera P6, Primavera Contractor, or MS Project.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan ahead.
IT proficiency.
Willingness to travel to UK sites as required.
Preferred: CSCS/CSR Managers card.
Competencies: Detail-oriented and quality-focused.
Strong analytical skills.
Flexible and adaptable.
Committed and proactive.
If you are a motivated Senior Planner with a passion for excellence and the ability to manage complex project schedules, apply today and be part of an innovative and growing team.
Skills: Asta Powerproject Primavera P6 Construction project Planning software Construction Project Management Tender Preparation Cost Planning Benefits: Medical Aid / Health Care Group Life Assurance Hybrid Sick Pay 30 Days Holidays Training & Development