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Senior Planning Manager

Location: Heathrow

Salary: £90,000 - £95,000 + £5000 Car Allowance + Pension + Travel + Bonus + Healthcare

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 4 days per week onsite & 1 day per week from home

The Company

Our client is one of the big players in the construction industry who have a strong reputation for excellence within the various sectors they operate in. They offer a full range of programme, project and construction services to help deliver challenging, high-profile projects steadily and efficiently, as well as being apart of a group which ensures they are financially stable. They provide longevity, progression and the chance to work on major projects in their pipeline.

Description

About you:

* You have a desire to learn and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and work alongside strong, motivated teams.

* You have experience of working on large projects/programmes.

* You have a relevant degree qualification, a construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities they have to offer.

* Ideally you are registered on and are working towards professional qualification (e.g. APM, PMI, CIOB)

* You are proficient in the use of Primavera P6, Microsoft suite of programmes, and have experience working under NEC3 and NEC4 forms of Contract.

* Fitout experience and a background in delivery is a prerequisite. Ideally you will have come from a construction management or project management background.

* Can prove your previous 5 years work history and have no reason to not be approved for a Heathrow airside pass.

The Planning role:

The role requires an experienced construction planner to manage fitout and asset replacement works within the airport environment.

Key attributes:

* Learn and understand the Heathrow-specific milestones and durations relating to programme activities to build robust schedules.

* You will use information gathered from the immediate team, external supply chain and existing benchmark data to produce clear programmes in Primavera P6 software, conforming to company standards.

* Understand QSRA risk analysis requirements and build a programme conforming to DCMA 14-point assessment method.

* Using schedule hierarchy, create level 1 to 5 schedules and communicate these to the project team.

* Creating detailed trade contractor schedules covering design, procurement, installation, commissioning and close out.

* Update the programme with progress and change, and report on a monthly basis

* Manage short-term planning on live projects

* Incorporation of the trade contractors’ schedules into the project & companies schedule.

* Effective communication of scheduling and planning matters to all members of the project team, which includes the internal team, the client, the design team, and the trade contractors.

* Site walking to establish site progress and compliance with health and safety standards.

* Managing of trade contractors’ progress reporting and integration of progress information into the project schedule hierarchy.

* Creating and monitoring of KPIs and production of weekly/monthly dashboards and reports.

* Issuing KPI and production output data to the planning database.

* Involvement in the change management process to determine the impact of change on the programme.

* Preparing of time impact analyses to support Compensation Event