Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for Senior Planner on a 6 month contract based in Berkshire.

Role Summary

o Ensuring that the programme content is functionally compliant with the planning
procedures and guidance.

o Identifying planning scope, major constraints and contract requirements

o Identifying major quantities and factors affecting the programme

o Establishing and agreeing with Operations construction outputs and agree working hours
with appropriate Estimator

o Establishing and agreeing with Operations and Bid Team key methods of construction,
sequencing, installation and commissioning

o Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including programmes, planning
philosophy, presentations and reports.

o Producing the Tender Programme and supporting information in accordance with the
tender requirements

o Developing overall programmes, issuing to all parties for review and implementing
recommendations, innovation and best practice as applicable

o Reconciling company and sub-contract plant/labour and major materials elements in
conjunction where appropriate Applying resource levelling techniques as necessary

o Interfacing with third parties to identify and resolve issues

o Ensuring that the Contract Programme is produced, managed, and maintained in
accordance with the planning procedures.

o The overall planning strategy and the timing & sequence of the Contract Programme
activities

o The issue and communication of the Contract Programme to the Project Lead for onward
issue to Client and Project Team

o Ensuring that all other project planning and programming necessary for the execution of
the contract is properly undertaken.

• Provide support, as required to the BIM Co-ordinators to meet the project requirements or tender
submission deliverables

• Set up appropriate lean visual programme to assist the Project Team to timely deliver projects
and improve productivity, performance, and safety of projects
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm.

• Support the delivery of the CSUK Sustainability 2020 roadmap.

Requirements

• Operational experience (ie site engineer/site agent) together with previous significant experience
of planning services in small to medium sized projects within the construction and civil
engineering industry

• Relevant qualification in Civil Engineering

• Proficiency in the use of planning techniques and the required planning toolsets

• An understanding of various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications

• An understanding of various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring

• An understanding of risk and opportunity management with reference to planning programming.

• An understanding of the events that initiate, and of the methods used to demonstrate, delay or
change entitlement.

• An understanding of various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications.

• An understanding of various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring.

• Good understanding of risk and opportunity management with particular reference to
planning/programming.

• An understanding of the events that initiate, and of the methods used to demonstrate,
compensation event entitlement

• An understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment and labour requirements

• Relevant CSCS Card
An Degree, OND/HND in a relevant subject is desirable, as is Professional membership of one ormore of the following: RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE
Plus additional skills from the CSUK Planning Development and Gap Analysis Tool

Our Company

Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time