Project Planner

Project Planner

About the role

• As a Project Planner, you will report into the Head of Development, with accountability to specific Project Managers and Senior Project Managers in the Development Team.


• The successful applicant will have a technical planning background and in addition will have a good understanding of the phases of construction projects, and previous experience of working on projects with a range of commercial values will be useful.


• Expert user of commercially available project planning software


• The Project Planner role will require the applicant to be able to generate, combine and manage the plans of numerous projects and to understand where these projects interact


• This is an opportunity to join an experienced team and have a significant impact on the successful delivery of multi-million pound contracts

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that outline tasks, milestones, and deadlines, with input from project teams (either BAL or contractor).


• Create an overall project programme by merging individual project plans and ensure this programme is kept up-to-date


• Highlighting potential conflicts between projects and ensuring the relevant Project Managers understand the conflicts


• Ensuring that all issues within the programme are highlighted and understood by the Project Manager and that they are given appropriate planning advice.


• Allocate resources to the plans and highlight any resource shortfall


• Be responsible for ensuring that internal planning processes are followed on all assigned projects to allow for consistency of reporting.


• Provide project schedules and performance data in a timely manner


• Identify any project deviations, and report on changes and delays to the individual projects and how the overall project programme is affected.


• Must be able to work under own initiative and as part of a team in the Development team.

Candidate requirements

• Minimum HNC/HND (construction related)


• Able to demonstrate knowledge and practical application of planning and construction activities


• 3 to 5 years planning experience