Planning Manager

1 week ago

Newport, Newport, United Kingdom Dornan Engineering Limited Full time £40,000 - £80,000 per year

At Dornan we are currently recruiting for a Planning Manager to work on our hyperscale data centre project in Newport Wales.

Your day to day will include:

  • Managing & leading a team of Planners (Grad, Jnr, Intermediate, Senior).
  • Ensuring team is structured and roles & responsibilities are clearly defined.
  • Ensure team and individual deadlines are met.
  • Project Planning using Primavera P6 or ASTA PowerProject.
  • Using Softwares like Excel, Power BI & Bluebeam to producing day to day deliverables.
  • Develop Pre-Construction, Construction and Commissioning Program's as part of the Dornan project team.
  • Ensure Site walks are caried out on a weekly basis to ensure the planner is familiar with the projects progress.
  • Scheduled and ad hoc discussions with all/any projectteam members around day to day site issues/events.
  • Manage the planning process in terms of developing and managing the project lifecylce in terms of planning & progress, driving the Dornan team to engage.
  • Attend formal and informal project meeting and reviews with all stakeholders, including internal to Dornan, Clients, Suppliers, Service Providers and Subcontractors.
  • Maintain good relations and facilitate exchange of information between client and Dornan, as well as internally to assure alignment of strategic objectives.
  • Be an active member in the cross-functional project team, liaising with Commercial Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA, Turnover, and other Functions; identify potential areas of concern and resolve them before they become issues.

What we are looking for:

  • Advanced user of Primavera P6 or Asta.
  • Solid Mechanical and Electrical construction experience, ideally in data centre projects.
  • Knowledge and experience of Delay Analysis Techniques.
  • Knowledge of BIM & Engineering Process particularly at Pre-Construction Stage.
  • Knowledge & understanding of QA handover Process and Commissioning (Cx) at project turnover stage.

Why Dornan?

Our commitment to our employees development - we offer career progression pathways, always seeking opportunities to promote and upskill our people.

Health & Wellbeing - Fostering health and wellbeing is paramount to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment. Our commitment to mental health manifests through targeted workshops. We have a Health & Wellbeing Calendar, our Employee Assistance Programme, and the formation of a Wellbeing Network comprising over 80 trained Mental Health First Aiders.

Corporate Social Responsibility - We embrace our role in shaping a sustainable future and understand the significance of our impact. We are committed to delivering leadership in sustainability as ESG Citizens. With our expertise, we strive to reduce the environmental footprint of the communities we serve.

Benefits – from helping you to plan for the future to Health & Wellbeing services we continue our commitment to support our people

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe your career should only be limited by your own ambition. At Dornan we are proud of our dynamic workforce and will continue to recruit people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. Because we know that diverse organisations perform better.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Talent Acquisition Partner.

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