Planner - Construction Tier 1

Experienced Construction Planner role for a Tier 1 contractor who have a regional office in Surrey to work on a range of existing on site schemes and future framework procured schemes up to £150 million.

They target schemes between £30 and £150 million on frameworks and repeat business opportunities with long term clients and typical schemes are large schools and multi phased education schemes, student accommodation, MOD and large infrastructure schemes, Ministry of Justice projects and large multi use retail and leisure developments - a really wide and diverse range of projects to work on.

The role includes early involvement at tender and bid stage, working with the estimating, design and commercial teams to establish specifications, phasing, strategy and then forming the initial constriction programme. You will work to update and amend both the overall programme as well as individual programmes and phases for each package of works on site until the final bid/tender is submitted. You will then be responsible for managing the programme through to start on site with the delivery and be expected to regularly visit site, update both short and long term programmes, identify both opportunities to save time as well as look ahead to identify clashes and other issues on site, work with design team and supply chain to ensure work packages are released on time and all bespoke items and packages are let in good time and monitor progress to ensure key dates are met. You will continue to work with the commercial and design teams to evolve and adapt future bids and programmes for best practice.

You will ideally have worked for a tier 1 or larger regional contractor on schemes above £30 million and have experience of both D&B projects and framework negotiations, be competent on NEC form of contract, be able to demonstrate excellent work practices, attention to detail, organisational skills as well as the ability to identify opportunities and potential issues. You must be able to use software such as asta, 4 projects and have experience of working with BIM and BREEAM.

They are looking for experienced Planners as well as senior staff as part of their controlled growth and development and now is a brilliant time to join the business. They offer a competitive salary and package, hybrid working options, full training and bespoke development packages and the opportunities for advancement are unlimited - they regularly recognise, reward and promote the best internal talent.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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