Planner

Bouygues UK are seeking to appoint an experienced Planner for our Bristol office.

The Planner will be involved in multiple projects across the South West region, from tender to project completion.

The role requires extensive experience using Asta and applicants must have main contractor experience.

On a day to day basis the Planner will:

• Undertake the planning function on multiple live projects ensuring the production teams are delivering the project time objectives.
• Work as part of production team, with dual role as independent assessor of progress, giving confidence in project status to senior management.
• Ensuring the company procedures and planning standards are being implemented.
• Contributing to the capturing of output rates to ensure company database remains current and competitive.
• Liaison with broader planning community, especially technical department.
• Ensuring compliance with all current BYUK Quality, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Understand for each project the level of planning service and anticipated time allocation to provide that service.
• Hands-on planning preparing, in conjunction with production team, optimum working programme to meet project objectives covering design, procurement, enabling, construction, commissioning, handover, client key dates as appropriate.
• Contributing to the capturing of project risks and proposing mitigating actions.
• Communicating with other disciplines within production teams to ensure they are aware of their roles in meeting the programme.
• Meeting / communicating with supply chain specialists to confirm suitable method and programme for scope given project specific constraints.
• Understand the project forms of contract (with specific amendments) and ensure team are aware of actions necessary to 1) demonstrate entitlement 2) protect business from commercial harm.
• Summarise projects status upstream to senior management, highlighting any unresolved major risks and potential overruns.
• Manage time and workload to ensure deadlines are met. Highlight any potential work overload to Line Manager as soon as it is apparent.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of construction projects across a broad range of sectors (bias towards commercial, mixed use developments, schools, high end residential preferable).
• Planning software expertise
• Ability to manage multiple project programmes running in parallel.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of development; design, procurement, construction (structure, architecture, services), commissioning
• Excellent communication skills; ability to quickly and clearly articulate key issues and to listen and capture concerns of others.
• Knowledge of the key features of common forms of contract entered into in UK
• Experience in Asta and ideally P6 too

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge of other sectors
• Experience/expertise in 4D/BIM

Why Bouygues UK:

As a permanent Bouygues UK employee, you can benefit from:

-26 days annual leave increasing to 30 days
-Group Personal Pension scheme (increased employer contribution)
-Life insurance (4x salary)
-Private medical insurance
-Access to Lifestyle Benefits (such as our Cycle to Work Scheme).

Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.
Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets.
With annual sales of over €32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Bouygues UK is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Bouygues UK values your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details.

If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions. There is no need to include your address or contact details on your CV, because we will ask you to provide them on the application form.