Are you a Planner with Rail Civil Engineering experience looking for a new opportunity in the South West?

We are currently recruiting for a leading main contractor in the South West who require a Senior Planner to work on multiple projects they have recently been awarded ranging in value from £500k - £7m

As the Senior Planner in the team your key tasks and responsibilities will include :-

- Responsible for project planning, programming and progress monitoring, including information flow, design, procurement, and site works

- Optimise the influence of the Programme and project Planning in achieving the objectives. To liaise with the Project team, the client, subcontractors, suppliers, third parties and designers on all matters relating to planning, and ensure that they understand the requirements, constraints and risks associated with the Programme

- To understand what factors drive progress, and advise on actions required to meet the project milestones, incorporate these factors into the programme, and ensure that there is an acceptable level of programme risk

- To supply any planning outputs required. To advise the client where these have an effect on his works and Programme (that are not in our scope)

- Assist in the management of change in regards of impact on programmes and progress. Advise where factors are effecting the programme

- Provide the planning service for Project procurement, including monthly review of the Procurement schedule, and Enquiry programmes for Subcontracts

- Ensure that the delivery team understand the requirements of the programme including regular reviews with the Project team

- Input progress into the programme to produce the 4 weekly progress reports, including programme activity variance against the Baseline and previous report, SPI, CPI and Earned Value curves

- Office based as an integral part of the project team

- Check Monitor site progress, assimilate progress for activities on the programme that have or should have progressed in the period, present progress to the Client/Project team, and agree any changes to the programme required before issuing the revised programme.

- Maintain look ahead programmes and advise on implications to both Client & Project Team

- Consider and discuss alternatives and programme improvements

- Contribute to Risk Assessment and review of programme and method. Provide the Client with information to run Risk analysis of the programme

- Maintain the as-built programme, be able to tell the story of what happened and why

- Assess/advise resource issues that are critical to the programme

- Understands and is able to produce Project Controls

The successful applicant will have the following :-

- Extensive industry experience in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Ability to communicate the planning strategy for a complex programme to the wider team to ensure accuracy of information and Experience of working within a collaborative environment.

- Knowledge of Project Controls including earned value and schedule risk analysis. Recruitment Specification Version: First Issue 2 of 1 Person Specification Candidates must meet the following criteria;

- Primavera P6 experience is essential

- Have experience/knowledge of P6 and P3 Primavera and planning software

- Have previous planning experience in a similar role

- Ability to communicate the planning strategy for a complex programme to the wider team to ensure accuracy of information and Experience of working within a collaborative environment Be able to identify risks and be focused on objectives/targets

- Appropriate Degree (desirable) / HNC (minimum)

- Be IT literate in MS Office applications including Excel, Powerpoint, Word is desirable,