Planner

Title: Planner
Location: Bristol
Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 + car allowance + package
Sector: Construction, Specialist contractor, Rooding & Cladding
Start Date: ASAP
The Company:
Our client is a well-established and fast-growing specialist contractor working closely with leading Tier 1 main contractors on large scale roofing and cladding packages.
Planner - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Planner to join the business from the North Bristol office. You will be working on tender and project planning on large scale roofing and cladding projects. Projects are tyically NEC contract and the company uses Microsoft Project as well as an in-house software.
Planner - Accountabilities and key tasks:
* Responsible at tender stage for the range of Planning activities involved in the development of a successful bid, including:
* Identifying planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirement
* Identifying major quantities and factors affecting the programme
* Establishing and agreeing with Operations and Bid Team key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning
* Producing the Tender Programme in accordance with the tender requirements, Project Planning Procedures, and established best practice
* Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including planning narrative, presentations, and report
* Responsible at Delivery stage for: Maintaining the Contract Programme in accordance with the planning procedures Identification of programme risks and opportunities, and development of strategies to manage accordingly, including management of change in line with the associated contractual mechanism
* Ensuring that all other project planning and programming necessary for the execution of the contract is properly undertake
* Communication of the Contract Programme to the Client and Project Tea
* Managing the interface between the Programme and the Project Team and other stakeholders, and securing engagement with the Programme through structured meetings and progress reporting
* Production of Visual Management Reports to assist the Project Team to optimise productivity, performance, safety, and timely delivery of project
* Act as an ambassador for the Planning functi
​​​​​​​Planner - The Person
* You MUST have experience in NEC contract and Microsoft Project
* You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor
* Demonstrable experience working on both tender and project planning.
* Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
* A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal.
The Reward:
* Competitive salary
* Company benefits package
* Varied projects across sectors
* Continued local work within the region.
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