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Senior Project Planner

April 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Project Planner

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Location in West London

The Opportunity:

Do you want to be part of the best-connected station which is set to be the largest new railway station ever built in the UK in a single stage becoming one of the country's most vital transport super hubs?

Do you have previous experience in the program schedules, with heavy civils, Rail and substructures projects?

Are you a Senior Project Planner with heavy civil interface experience and with Civils background? We at Laing O'Rourke have a requirement for a Senior Project Planner to join one of our specialist projects based in London.

Laing O'Rourke's concrete frame and substructure specialist business Expanded is now fully underway with the construction of the main station box at Old Oak Common WP17. The main construction of the 850m-long reinforced concrete station box will form the frame and the base for the station building.

What will the role look like?

  • Provide leadership for the planning and coordination processes.
  • To implement and maintain the requirements of the Project Business Plan.
  • Ensure that all programmes are compliant with the Project requirements.
  • Ensure that the construction strategy and any recommended improvements are communicated.
  • Represent the project/business with all stakeholders.
  • Develop, maintain and update Contract Programme and Programme to Build in accordance with the project requirements
  • Provide strategic programmes - tender, procurement, design, construction, short term.
  • Coordinate with internal customers - commercial, design, customer care and construction
  • Responsible for the delivery of planning and coordination processes.
  • Commercial advice/implications on production/programme issues
  • Able to give advice on production issues with an understanding of the commercial issues and implications
  • Liaise with the site team to check on progress, and issues and review planned progress to ensure
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project/programme controls
  • Contract planning
  • Pre-contract planning and work control

What skills & experience are we looking for?

  • Professional Qualifications: HNC / Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
  • On-site Project experience.
  • Good understanding of various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications along with an understanding of risk and opportunity management.
  • Gained experience in developing relationships with client representatives.
  • Have a developing knowledge of strategic planning and project/programme management systems.
  • Planning and resourcing experience using Asta Powerproject.
  • Self-motivation, resource management, staff development and coaching.
  • Primavera P6
  • Navisworks or 4D planning (Synchro)
  • MS Office applications

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, the Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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