Project Planner

Project Planner

About the role

• As a Project Planner, you will report into the Head of Development, with accountability to specific Project Managers and Senior Project Managers in the Development Team.
• The successful applicant will have a technical planning background and in addition will have a good understanding of the phases of construction projects, and previous experience of working on projects with a range of commercial values will be useful.
• Expert user of commercially available project planning software
• The Project Planner role will require the applicant to be able to generate, combine and manage the plans of numerous projects and to understand where these projects interact
• This is an opportunity to join an experienced team and have a significant impact on the successful delivery of multi-million pound contracts

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that outline tasks, milestones, and deadlines, with input from project teams (either BAL or contractor).
• Create an overall project programme by merging individual project plans and ensure this programme is kept up-to-date
• Highlighting potential conflicts between projects and ensuring the relevant Project Managers understand the conflicts
• Ensuring that all issues within the programme are highlighted and understood by the Project Manager and that they are given appropriate planning advice.
• Allocate resources to the plans and highlight any resource shortfall
• Be responsible for ensuring that internal planning processes are followed on all assigned projects to allow for consistency of reporting.
• Provide project schedules and performance data in a timely manner
• Identify any project deviations, and report on changes and delays to the individual projects and how the overall project programme is affected.
• Must be able to work under own initiative and as part of a team in the Development team.

Candidate requirements

• Minimum HNC/HND (construction related)
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and practical application of planning and construction activities
• 3 to 5 years planning experience