The Company:
We are working with a leading national building contractor whose North West Office has a great reputation for delivering varied and interesting projects for clients based in the North West of England.
They are a significant player in the North West and the vast majority of people we send for interview with this business want to work for them.
They have a very approachable and successful senior management team, secure the overwhelming majority of their projects through negotiation (they are good at what they do and tend to leave their clients pleased with their projects) and are also members of a number of key public sector, procurement frameworks. Although they are one of the largest Construction Groups in the UK they have the feel of a smaller family business where employees are valued and supported.
They are cash rich, make good margins on their projects, have an excellent supply chain who they pay promptly (our invoices are typically cleared within 2 weeks) and treat with respect, staff turnover is low as people enjoy working there.
The Role:
They are now in a position to add to their small North West Planning team due to growth.
Projects are constructed for both Public and Private Sector clients and are generally either commercial, education, leisure, education, residential or industrial in nature valued to £50 Million.
Reporting in to the Regional Planner you'll be involved in both tender and contract planning with typical duties including;
- Analyse construction methodologies looking for areas of improvement.
- Liaise with the Client and their representatives on planning matters.
- Prepare tender programmes.
- Attend client interviews and meetings where you will explain programmes and methodology.
- Prepare master programmes, updating progress and forecasting completions.
- Identify and mitigate risk whilst ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental considerations are taken in to account.
- Work with the Planning team to identify and champion Best Practice.
You:
To be successful in this role you will need to have worked in a Planning role for a building contractor previously on significant projects similar to those described above.
You will be based in or be able to commute to the North West of England.
IT literate with experience using specialist planning software.
Rewards:
You will get the chance to work on significant, high-profile projects in the North West.
You will receive a good salary package with extensive benefits including a bonus.
The opportunity to work with an award winning, forward thinking organisation that have an excellent order book, low staff turnover who provide an exciting environment to work in.