Senior Planner

Senior Planner (£60,000.00 Per Annum + £5K Car Allowance!)

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Planner on behalf of our client, a leading modular building specialist with multiple sites across the UK.

As Senior Planner you will be working across many functions, you will develop tender programmes to assist in winning work while working closely with procurement, operations, and supply chain in programming work across their manufacturing sites. The role is also vital in company growth, supporting the Contract and Project Managers in delivering live schemes and ensuring they dovetail with resources and cash flow, alongside maintaining the master production schedules/plans for all factories.

Responsibilities as Senior Planner:

• Managing the planning and programme process by closely monitoring and controlling the development and implementation of the programme and checking the completeness of supply chain packages.
• Build a robust, credible programme from scratch, working closely with subject matter experts and capturing key opportunities, assumptions, and risks for the projects at the tender stage, then working through contract award and delivery stages.
• As we grow, it will be expected that we manage planners and trainee planners and ensure any development requirements are captured and actioned to progress and grow successful team members.
• Presenting to senior management and clients regularly and ensuring adequate details are captured in presentations.
• Maintaining the master production schedules/production plans for all factories
• Compiling and issuing production schedules in a timely manner by set deadlines.
• Liaising with Project and Contract Managers for Programme Updates
• Sub-contract liaison with Production & Project Managers for key dates
• Providing forecast job completion dates for the Sales and Estimating departments
• Assisting in identifying and resolving production conflicts and under / overloads.
• Assisting and identification of future requirements for labour and other production resources.
• Assisting in developing and applying improved production planning and control systems.
• Providing initial notification of production plans and timescales to on-factory sub-contractors
• Carrying out investigations into production processes and assisting with the development of improved processes, methods and facilities.
• Preparing specific job-specific plans for Projects or Product compliance
• Ensuring that appropriate consideration is given in all tasks to compliance with applicable Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental Standards and regulations.
• To manage, maintain, update key account information.
• Compile and monitor and update the business transport schedule.
• Chair Weekly Production Planning meetings

Requirements for Senior Planner:

(Essential)

• Energy experience delivering large complex schemes.
• Working with Tier 1 clients previously
• Experience working within a PMO for a large portfolio of projects.
• Experience conducting programme risk workshops and the SAFRAN software.
• Civil engineering, project controls or project management background.

(Desirable)

• Experience with large construction or infrastructure schemes previously.
• Advanced in the use of Asta or P6 and using client databases.
• Advanced understanding of NEC & JCT contract requirements and different options. Clear understanding and previous experience with change management.
• Great communication skills and ability to articulate to all teams clearly and regularly to ensure deadlines are achieved.
• Ability to drive the lookahead requirements with the project managers and site / project staff.
• Programme Resource management and cost management for internal / external requirements
• Time Chainage software experience
• Risk management and experience within a live project environment with a good understanding is essential.

Benefits:

• £5K Car Allowance
• Pension Contribution - 4%
• Holiday Entitlement - 25 days + additional with service years
• Life assurance after 12 months of service