Senior Planner

Bouygues UK are looking to recruit a Senior Planner based at our central London office and working on Ebury Bridge Estate project.
The project is located in the heart of central London and creating around 750 high-quality, energy efficient homes, including at least 386 affordable homes. The role will offer a mixture of Site/Office and Home working. 


Job Purpose and Scope:
You will establish, maintain and operate a planning system in accordance with the planning procedures, providing a consistently high level of service.

Accountabilities and key tasks:

- Agree with Project Team the level of planning service and anticipated time allocation.  

- Establish a Contract Programme. 

- 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.  

- Contributing to the capturing of project risks and proposing mitigating actions. 

- Communicating 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. 

- Monitoring and reporting progress against programmes, suggesting mitigation actions.  

- Understand the project forms of contract (with specific amendments) and ensure team are aware of actions necessary
  1) demonstrate entitlement 2) protect business from commercial harm. 

- Summarise projects status upstream to senior management, highlighting any unresolved major risks and potential overruns. 

Essential & Desirable Criteria:

Essential: 

- Significant experience of construction projects across a broad range of sectors.  

- 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. 

- Use of specialist planning software (ideally Primavera P7 and Synchro). 

- Detailed knowledge of the key features of common forms of contract entered in UK. 

Desirable: 

- Knowledge of  other sectors. 

- Experience/ expertise in 4D/ BIM. 

- Experience of managing other planners. 

- Experience of mentoring planners. 

Why Bouygues UK:

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

-26 days annual leave increasing to 30 days
-2 paid volunteering days a year
-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.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

We are 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.

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