Civils Planner

Job Description

Shape something special as you progress a high-profile engineering career with an industry leader. If you've ambition to match ours, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on large-scale projects as a Civils Planner within the Regional Scotland Business.

Joining a growing business, you'll have scope to build your skills, explore new sectors and put your name to some of the UKs most iconic projects. You will be joining a thriving Business Unit with an impressive portfolio of civil engineering projects in various locations throughout Scotland.

Opportunities currently exist within both project-based and tender planning roles at our Maxim Eurocentral Head Office and at various locations throughout Scotland.

What you'll be doing

What You'll Be Doing – Project Based

• Preparing monthly progress updates and communicating the revised Contract Programme including monthly progress reporting to Planning Lead and Site Team.
• Developing methods of construction, sequencing and programme logic.
• Preparing Stage Programmes and supporting information in accordance with the project requirements and issuing for review.
• Reconciling direct and subcontract plant & labour along with major materials and supporting Project Controls.
• Assist the Project Team to timely deliver projects and improve productivity, performance and safety.
  

What You'll Be Doing – Win Business Based

• You will work with the Planning Lead & Bid Manager to provide the planning function for a wide range of civils tenders and throughout the project planning life cycle.
• Assist with identifying scope, constraints, risk and contract requirements.
• Developing key methods of construction, temporary works requirements, sequencing and programme logic.
• Interfacing with third parties and supply chain to develop proposals.
• Identifying major quantities and factors affecting the programme.
• Establishing and agreeing construction outputs and working hours with appropriate Estimator.
• Communicate the plan to Lead Planner and senior management at Tender Settlement Meetings.
• Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including tender programmes, planning philosophy, presentations and reports.
• In addition, supporting the Project Based planning requirements on live projects
  

Who we're looking for

• Operational experience (typically site engineer to sub agent) together with previous significant experience of planning services in small to medium sized projects within the construction industry.
• The role would also suit someone wishing to transition from an operations role into a planning role where appropriate training will be given.
• An understanding of construction methods, plant, equipment and labour requirements.
• Use of planning techniques with experience of using planning software such as Primavera P6, Elecosoft Asta and / or Microsoft Project. Appropriate training will be given where required.
• An understanding of various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring.
• An understanding of delay, risk and opportunity management with particular reference to planning programming.
• An understanding of various forms of tender & contract documents, preferably with some NEC4 experience.
• Effective communication, engagement, motivation & leadership skills to drive change and positively impact the business.
  

Qualifications

• Degree, HND or relevant experience based skills
• Relevant CSCS Card
• Team player