Planner

Durham

£40,000 - £60,000 + 33 days holiday, Car Allowance, Bonus, Salary Review, Healthcare, 6% Pension, Gym Membership, retail vouchers

Commercial New-Build & Refurbishments

Large National Building Contractor

You'll join the largest family owned construction business in the UK with that warm friendly, family-esque culture stemming from the top down. In fact the family on the board are still present and active in the day to day running of the business. For over 50 years the company have achieved sustainable growth and expanded throughout the UK. The growth has enabled investment into the business to develop the future of people and communities. The entire business thrives on achieving results that benefit its employees and the local communities.

This company were named Contractor of the Year 2019. You would be joining a regional office that turns over £70m. The whole ethos of this company is friendly and you would be hard up to find a company more welcoming.

The Role

Overseeing the Planning process, you'll exemplify our commitment to Health & Safety, and ensuring quality and best practice will be second nature to you. As a Planner. you'll be responsible for:

Strategic development of planning procedures to ensure best practice and robustness, including regional protocol for bid and construction stage planning, programme control and reporting
Provide planning support to all regional bids, managing the appraisal and review process to identify programme constraints, statutory and contractual obligations, analyse and manage programme risk, and develop efficient programme and logistics solutions and material in support of bid submissions
Support the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions
Liaise with key supply chain to ensure compliance and alignment with programme strategy
Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and presentation of bid appraisal material for regional Board settlement
Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and delivery of Client presentations / interview
Manage the transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including programme assumptions, resource and output calculations, supply chain agreements, supporting logistics, time risk allowance and opportunityAbout you:

As a Planner you'll have experience in a Planning role or significant experience in front-end construction project management, with ability to operate at a strategic level, reviewing and developing procedures to reflect industry best practice. Knowledge of design, procurement and commercial processes, and the interdependencies and impact on planning and programming is essential. You'll be ambitious and be able to pursue a career where you can grow and progress