Assistant Planner

6 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Arcadis Full time

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

**Role description**:
Resilience is one of Arcadis’ core business lines and operates across several sectors including water, energy, environmental and industrial. We provide valued advice and support to leading clients who supply the population with the resources used in our daily lives.

We are diverse and versatile, responding to our clients’ needs and shaping exceptional outcomes for them. As an Assistant Planner in Resilience you should have the capability and confidence to add value at all stages of a project or programme lifecycle - from front-end strategic planning to detailed schedule development and control.

You will be supported by a team of Planners / Senior planners to develop your skills in planning and scheduling. Key tasks will include, schedule development, from initial high-level activity networks to structured, and detailed working schedules - covering full project lifecycles. Similarly providing assurance of third-party project schedules to ensure compliance and fitness for purpose.

**Role accountabilities**:
As an Assistant Planner / Planner, you will receive comprehensive training from a Senior Planner, gaining expertise in all aspects of planning and project controls. You will collaborate closely with a wider team, contributing to a dynamic and supportive work environment. This role is office-based in either Manchester, Warrington, or Newcastle, with an expectation of three days per week dedicated to in-office collaboration. Arcadis is committed to providing you with the necessary training and skill development to excel in this position.

Throughout your time as an Assistant Planner / Planner you will gain the skills to;
- Establish approved baseline schedules and implement schedule performance monitoring and reporting, with controlled change management and clear communication to teams, clients and stakeholders of progress status and remaining works.
- Provide valued and focused insight on schedule performance, going beyond checks and calculations, to ensure the project teams know and understand what they need to, are equipped to make informed decisions and are aware of any schedule risks and opportunities.
- Take a pro-active approach to cross-discipline engagement and collaboration to identify and resolve issues and facilitate team success.
- Engage with internal and client stakeholders at a working and management level to develop positive relationships and provide relevant, concise information.
- Manage the schedule change control process, recording change history for audit purposes and all relevant business authorisations.
- Awareness of, and adherence to contractual procedures relating to contract schedules (i.e. NEC 3 and 4 Accepted Programme) and delays.
- Active participation and contribution to communities and initiatives across the project and programme management service line and the wider Arcadis business.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Educated to degree level/HND in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Confidence and acumen when speaking to project teams, clients and stakeholders. Ability to facilitate discussions between different disciplines, teams and parties.
- Understanding and experience of the principles of project / programme management, design, engineering and construction (desirable but not essential)
- Strong IT Skills, with respect to Excel and Office 365.
- Experience of Planning Tools, MSP/P6 (desirable but not essential)

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we im

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