Project Planner (M&E)

Synergy Personnel Ltd are currently recruiting for a Project Planner (M&E) for a project near Reading, Berkshire.

Our client is a Tier 1 Contractor, You will be working on a multi-million pound project, consisting of new build offices, Healthcare buildings and Workshops

Key Responsibilities

• Produce programmes ensuring that all key design, procurement and construction activities are captured, and logic linked to identify the critical path.
• Collate & validate project progress & programme constraints and report to Senior Management
• Regular visits to site to conduct review of progress and review with team delays, risks and critical path analysis.
• Ability to produce detailed programmes and options quickly as required by clients.
• Develop relationships with internal teams, consultants and clients.
• Work closely with the Site Team to manage all programme and planning activities on the allocated project
• Prepare short term programmes and carry out any project specific exercises such as re-programming and allocating resources.
• Attend meetings as required including team meetings, sub-contractor and design meetings.
• Monitor any changes and assess the impact on the agreed programmes.
• Suggest programme recovery actions or programme betterment opportunities.
• Maintain full change log records, for all programmes, as per Planning Process

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of tender stage planning and/or onsite planning within a developer/ contracting organisation
• Excellent MEP knowledge in terms of the infrastructure, installation and commissioning sequences of M&E services
• Excellent knowledge of the construction process from feasibility to handover
• Excellent appreciation of the issues and challenges of developing and managing project programmes for residential building projects through all lifecycle stages.
• Proven understanding of the full project cycle and any relative constraints.
• Excellent IT skills and relevant knowledge of Planning software

Abilities & Skills

• Methodical, imaginative, and analytical thinker, with practical construction experience combined with sound knowledge of planning, programming and control processes
• Self-motivated with excellent time and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work unsupervised, individually or as part of a team, to a very high standard.

• Proficient in communication (both written and verbal)
• Organised and structured approach to your work.
• Ability to work within an environment with deadlines while having to multi-task with multiple priorities
• High attention to detail

On offer is a very good package for more information please contact David Whitehouse