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April 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Senior Planner
Senior Planner
Salary and benefits:
Competitive salary plus company car or car allowance, matched pension up to 7.5%, numerous retail discounts and 26 days annual leave
Location: Within 1 hours commute of Lakenheath
Business area: Major Projects
Introduction:Kier and VolkerFitzpatrick, working as a Joint Venture, have been awarded a £160m contract to deliver new infrastructure to ready RAF Lakenheath for Europe's first permanent home for the US Air Force F-35 Fighter Jet.
The F-35 Beddown Programme, which is part of a wider programme of work to support the US Air Force operations in the UK, involves construction and renovation of a number of buildings and infrastructure projects on the Suffolk site, including a six-bay flight simulator, an aircraft maintenance unit, new hangars, and 42 aircraft parking aprons.
Kier is looking for a Senior Planner to join the team.
Key responsibilities:
Develop and maintain the contractors plan in accordance to the contract
Communicate programme performance, time and outcomes in a timely way with stakeholders and the Project Managers and generate and realise teams
Manage and control programme information
Identify and allocate of resources and monitoring of budget and cost
Accountable for implementing and promoting strong programme governance throughout the delivery of the project
Assist the Control Manager with the financial progress and performance reporting and management of works programme
Explore requirements of client and incorporate the same as best possible to have a competitive edge
Understand the constraints, logistics, any site specific requirements and clear all doubts that may rise from reading the tender documents/drawings.
Preparation of programme and method information for inclusion in submission document as per the tender deliverables requirement.
Develop the tender programme into a fully integrated Design, procurement and project programme in co-ordination with the site management team.
Attend tender handover meeting, discuss about the methodology and programme strategy and describe potential target that can be achieved, any ideas for improvement on time and cost etc.
Develop short term programmes as per the requirements of the team to assist in managing micro elements of the project.
Assess the effects of client changes to the contract programme and advice the management if any delay notices/Early warnings are to be raised for extension of time on the project.
Conduct programme audits as required by senior management and submit independent report.
Skills and experience required:
Holds the relevant qualifications (i.e. minimum of HNC/HND in relevant discipline)
Comprehensive programme delivery experience
Demonstrable experience in leadership, resource allocation and general management
Experience in risk identification and assessment
Detailed knowledge and experience of managing and maintaining a works programme
Knowledge of full MS Office suite including Project, Project Server and SharePoint
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