Senior Planner

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Planner to be engaged on a permanent basis in Cumbria.
This is a role for an experienced Senior Planner working across the business unit. It presents an exciting opportunity for someone to join a growing team focused on excellence within the project control's function.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual who are keen to cement our existing expertise in delivering projects to our key clients and driving the growth of our business in this sector.

• Reporting to the Group Head of Planning, responsible at tender stage for the range of activities involved in the project planning life cycle, which include:
• Identifying planning scope, working with all disciplines to ensure the full project scope is captured within the programme;
• Building the programme from first principles, ensuring that programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures and guidance;
• Establishing and agreeing with Operations key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning;
• Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including programmes, basis of schedule, presentations, and reports;
• Developing overall programmes, issuing to all parties for review and implementing recommendations, innovation, and best practice as applicable;
• Cost and resource loading, plus resource levelling techniques as required;
• Interfacing with third parties to identify and resolve issues.

In addition to the above, at contract stage the Senior Planner is responsible for:

• Ensuring that the Contract Programme is produced, managed, and maintained in accordance with the planning procedures;
• The overall planning strategy and the timing & sequence of the Contract Programme activities;
• The issue and communication of the Contract Programme to the Project Lead for onward issue to Client and Project Team;
• Ensuring that all other project planning and programming necessary for the execution of the contract is properly undertaken;
• Set up appropriate visual programme to assist the Project Team to timely deliver projects and improve productivity, performance, and safety of projects;
• Ensuring all reporting requirements are accurately captured;
• Establish, implement & manage EVM reporting throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Here's what you'll need:

• Experienced with Primavera P6;
• An ability to travel to project sites on a regular frequency and or as determined by project requirements;
• Experience across all stages of the project life cycle in medium to large sized projects within the construction industry 1m - 20m;
• Good understanding of the various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications;
• Good understanding of the various methods of planning, programme, and progress monitoring, risk and opportunity management with reference to planning & programming along with communication skills, including writing reports & presenting;
• Good understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment, and labour requirements.

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