4 Senior Planner roles in Warrington

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage and maintain complex construction programmes throughout project lifecycles.


• Ensure programme content complies with planning procedures, requirements and best practice standards.


• Identify planning scope, key constraints, major quantities and factors impacting project delivery.


• Lead the development of tender programmes, methodologies, planning philosophies, presentations and reports.


• Collaborate with project teams to establish optimum design, procurement and construction strategies.


• Produce, manage and maintain contract programmes in partnership with project and planning leads.


• Monitor and analyse critical paths, advising project teams on risks, impacts and corrective actions.


• Create and maintain project baselines and support change control processes.


• Manage labour, plant, equipment and material resource planning to maximise efficiency and minimise delays.


• Support contract management activities, including engagement with subcontractors and suppliers.


• Provide strategic planning oversight using advanced scheduling techniques and planning methodologies.


• Mentor and support Assistant Planners, Trainee Planners and Planners to develop capability across the planning function.


• Analyse project data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support performance monitoring and continuous improvement.


• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal teams, clients and external stakeholders.

Who we're looking for

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Effective leadership, negotiation and conflict resolution capabilities.


• Strong data management and process improvement skills.


• Ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Knowledge:

• Advanced proficiency with planning and project management software such as Primavera P6, ASTA, MS Project and Excel.


• Comprehensive understanding of construction project management principles, methodologies and industry best practice.


• Advanced knowledge of project scheduling and programme management.


• Understanding of tender documentation, contracts and specifications.


• Knowledge of programme risk management techniques, including schedule and quantitative risk analysis.

Experience:

• Significant experience producing and managing construction programmes across a range of complex projects.


• Demonstrable track record of successfully leading planning activities on major construction projects.


• Experience working with clients, subcontractors and key project stakeholders.


• Experience mentoring and supporting the development of junior planning professionals.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

*70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Jobs please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section 

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About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/