Project Planner
North East England
£50,000-70,000 + car allowance

The high-tech manufacturing division of this leading international contractor is urgently looking to appoint an experienced Construction Planner in the North East.

The ideal candidate will be from a main contractor background and will preferably have project experience such as pharmaceutical, data centres, clean rooms, hospitals, refineries, with particular focus on fit out, M&E, and architectural elements.

The successful applicant will be responsible for -

- Integration into project teams
- Liaise with clients and external planning consultants
- Provide planning services to projects and proposals
- Lead programme meetings whether internally or presenting to Clients
- Set up end to end programmes from appointment to commissioning and close out
- Set up and manage auditable trails of programmes
- Collate & validate project progress and report to the Divisional Director
- Contribute to the efficient way the department is run by feeding lessons learnt and innovation back into the department
- Understand what makes each project tick and establish programmes around key milestones
- Critical Path analysis
- Identify and manage project risk
- Ability to contribute to problem solving
- React to client change with “big picture” thinking
- Ability to produce detailed programmes and options quickly as required by clients
- Ability to advise clients on “last possible moment” decision milestones
- Develop relationships with internal teams, consultants, clients and suppliers
- Train non planners in planning principles, techniques and software

For further information, please send an up to date CV to - dave.butler@kentonblack.com .