Planner

**JOB DETAILS**
- **Job Title**: Planner
- **Salary**: Competitive
- **Department**: Highways
- **Reporting To**: Regional Manager and Senior Planner
- **Hours of Work**:Full time
- **Base**: Midlands
- **Contract Type**: Permanent

**JOB SUMMARY**
We are currently looking for a Planner to join our team on a full-time basis. You will work alongside the Commercial and Site management teams and will be responsible for developing programmes for our highway’s projects.

**Required Critical Behaviours**
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Good knowledge of Planning Software, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6
- Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of CDM Regulations
- Excellent IT skills
- Experience of report writing and data analysis, with a quick-thinking approach to cover certain scenarios
- Strong communication and presenting skills at all levels
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Commercial awareness
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Full Driving licence

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Develop programmes under NEC form of contract
- Update programmes and creating impact programmes based on CE’s and change
- Travelling to other sites to attend meetings
- Liaise with senior stakeholders, internally and externally, updating the strategic programme
- Deliver an accurate and timely planning project, including relevant milestones such as key dates, stretch targets and critical path analysis
- Monitor the progress of works, and if necessary, develop an appropriate action plan if works are falling behind programme
- Provide weekly reporting to show relevant information such as current progress, any risks encountered or forecasted, incurred costs
- Track and control any changes and deviations to the delivery programme

**ABOUT US**

McCann Ltd is a leading civil and electrical engineering construction company that operates throughout the UK on major road, rail, and airport infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients.

We provide our clients with integrated infrastructure solutions that meet business needs and exceed expectations each and every time.

Since our formation, some forty years ago we have developed a wide range of specialist contracting services to support the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects throughout the UK. As a leading supplier and installer of street lighting, traffic signs, signals, communication systems and associated civil engineering we can also play a key role in the development of project design and buildability whilst working comfortably within a wide range of contractual arrangements.

With a large, highly skilled, directly employed workforce, supported by an extensive specialised plant fleet we are able to take on and deliver the most demanding of projects to programme and budget.

Furthermore, as a business, employer, and member of the wider community, we fully recognise our social responsibility, always striving to build a safe, sustainable entity which is environmentally responsible.

With an ambitious strategy, we are poised for further growth and success, so if you are committed, talented and enthusiastic, McCann’s is the right place for you.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

In return we offer an opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects, in a fast-paced environment where each day brings new challenges as well as a competitive salary and benefits package. We will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements.
- 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Competitive salary

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION**

J McCann is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental leave, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

In line with our Social Value commitment, we will guarantee an interview to any member of groups experiencing disadvantage, including long term unemployment, ex-offenders and those not in education, employment or training that meets the essential competencies set out in the job description and person specification.

As an employee, you have the right to:

- A workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, or bullying
- Inclusive practices and behaviour in the workplace
- Equal access to benefits and conditions
- Fair allocation of workloads
- Competitive merit-based selection processes for recruitment and promotion
- Accessible processes to deal with work-related complaints and grievances

**HEALTH & SAFETY**

Every employee is responsible for their own safety and the safety of other in the workplace and has a duty to report any issues or perceived risks to their line manager in the first instance or the Health and Safety department.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-si