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MEP Planning Manager
May 30, 2023 | Comments Off on MEP Planning Manager
Location: Basingstoke, Solihull or Flexible
Business area: Kier Construction, Mechanical and Electrical
Contract: Permanent, full time
At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. With full flexibility available with this opportunity, as long as you can attend an office or site visit where needed, this position can be carried from either Basingstoke, Solihull or we can be flexible on other locations.
Benefits:
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, annual bonus, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, .
KME are a specialist MEP self-delivery business within the Kier group, supporting the internal regional businesses across the UK and the Strategic Projects business on complex and challenging projects that range from £5m to £150m M+E. The business has a full design, construct and commissioning capability. The business has been operating for over 50 years with a track record for delivering on developing staff, repeat business and successful projects.
Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) has an exciting opportunity for an individual to join its highly successful delivery team. The added benefit of being part of Kier is that we are at the forefront of Technology, using Modern Methods of Construction (MMoC), while setting Social and Sustainable standards. A company that truly makes safety, wellbeing, environmental and social responsibilities the heart of how we operate.
Key Responsibilities
The role will report directly to the senior leadership team and will be influential in project delivery strategy, will have the responsibility of developing MEP programme activities sequence, design though to commissioning and provide cohesive interfacing with the project construction programme, fundamentally identifying and monitoring risk / trend, performance metrics, resource levelling, contractor co-ordination and multiple CPA's.
Duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
· Functional responsibility for M+E planning across KME
· Pre-construction plan development including maintain and developing tender preconstruction procedures.
· Review tender planning outputs to ensure they are robust, logically sound, and represent a 'work winning strategy'.
· Undertake tender planning on more complex projects and prequalification submissions
· Project planning support and oversight
· Provide independent view / report of performance against plan and review planners independent progress reports to ensure accuracy and transparency.
· Resource planning and monitoring
· Risk identification and delay analysis
· Multiple Critical Path Analysis
· Milestone tracking
· Forensic assessment of delay and impact
· Ensure 'as built' knowledge is fed back into the preconstruction process via benchmarking and development of productivity outputs
· Dashboard reporting (SLT Board pack)
What do we need from you?
You will have proven experience within the MEP construction sector in a similar role. Applicants will ideally have the following skills and attributes:
· Holds the relevant industry qualifications: Trade/HNC/HND etc.
· Understanding of MEP building services and associated interfaces.
· Demonstrate experience in management and control of multiple assets and contractors
· Understand project procurement routes and bid processes
· Ability to produce programmes using industry recognised software packages inc Asta, Primavera, MS Office,3d & 4d solutions
· Logical thinker and problem solver with good organisational skills
· Good and clear written and verbal presentation skills
· Programme and sequence management, with understanding of key interfaces and risks and ability to report on these.
· Ability to communicate technical and none-technical information relative to audience.
· High level of competence in digital construction methods BIM & Field tools etc.
· Demonstrate commercial awareness and Risk Management.
· Enthusiastic, collaborative approach
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 30th June 2023.
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.