Planner

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

12/8/2024

Job Description

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Planner – Environment

Annesley

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for an Planner to join the team at Galliford Try.

The Planner role for the Framework supports the business unit by ensuring effective planning techniques are provided to support the planning, monitoring and reporting across a wide range of projects of varying scale and complexity.

You will work specifically on the Severn Trent or Welsh Water AMP 7 programme, where our role is to provide 100’s of Sustainable Urban Drainage solutions across Mansfield Town within the community areas.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Annesley area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure that the programme content and functionality is compliant with Galliford Try’s Planning Processes and Procedures
• Provide full life-cycle planning across multiple projects; bids, pre-construction and live projects
• Review documents, specifications and scopes, identifying contract requires and major constraints
• Provide detailed bid programmes, method statements and logistics proposals for inclusion in the final submission
• Provide outline plans and methodologies at bid stage
• Visit sites to ascertain conditions and constraints to be taken into account when preparing tender programmes and method statements
• Produce detailed fully integrated design, procurement and construction stage Contract Programmes, that may also require to be fully resourced and cost-loaded
• Use Earned Value or similar techniques to demonstrate performance
• Prepare progress data and produce relevant progress reports
• Identify alternative methodologies/sequences that improve project completion date(s)
• Liaise with internal and external key stakeholders and third parties to establish optimum, compliant programmes
• Ascertain and report progress on pre-construction and live projects, foreseeing potential delays and advising of mitigation measures
• Use Earned Value or similar techniques to demonstrate performance
• Prepare progress data and produce relevant progress reports
• Develop Sectional Construction, Completion and Mitigation Programmes at relevant stages of the projects, whilst maintaining Contract integrity as required
• Assist the Business in claims and/or disputes
• Assist and develop Junior team members where required
  
  

About You:

• Ability to interact with project, design and central office team members.
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to prioritise activities in a challenging environment
• Degree or HND in an engineering or project/construction management discipline although relevant experience or related qualification will be considered
• Experience in planning, progress measurement, Performance reporting and change management on all project phases from front end design through to construction and commissioning gained with an engineering contractor
• Good IT skills including software skills in Primavera P6 (essential), MS Excel & Word,
  
  

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
  
  

About us:

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Adam Wright on adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.