A Senior Planner is required to join a leading multi-disciplined main contracting company who operate throughout the South and Midland areas. They require a Senior Planner to join their rail division and contribute to project delivery and success.
The Role
The main purpose of the role of Senior Planner is to prepare resource, cost loaded tender programmes and methodology statements and assist a team of Estimators in review of project durations and prelims items.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Planning Manager, your main responsibilities and duties as Senior Planner will be as follows:
* Adhere to tender stage Risk Management Procedures on all tenders, preparation, negotiation and re-negotiation of submitted proposals.
* Prepare robust tender programmes for bid submissions, appropriately resourced to provide comparison of Labour and Plant requirements with those included in the estimator’s rates.
* To prepare robust and efficient project methodologies, based on current best practice and innovative solutions.
* To proactively and promptly identify temporary works requirements and engage Engineering Manager Rail expertise as appropriate.
* Ensure that subcontractors submitted tender programmes are fully inclusive and take due cognisance of the tender programme and construction phasing and constraints.
* Provide continuity in project programme, methodology and project constraints to the operational team during the early stages of project implementation.
Candidate Requirements
All applicants will need to demonstrate and possess the following to be considered for the role:
* Previous planning experience within the rail industry
* Previous experience working on Civils projects within rail
* Sound knowledge of Primavera P6 Planning software
* Knowledge of construction techniques and outputs
* Commercial and Contractual awareness
* An understanding of Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies and procedures
Package Offered
In return for your skills and experience, the successful Senior Planner can expect a desirable package to include:
* Salary circa £45-£50,000 dependent on experience
* Pension Scheme
* Additional benefits
If you would like to discuss this role of Senior Planner in further detail, please contact Resourcing Solutions and speak with Oliver Behrendt on 0118 932 0100 or apply directly online.