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Job Title: Planner
Company: Principal Contractor
Project: Major Data Centre
Location: Surrey
Working arrangement: Hybrid working - Site & Home
Salary: Up to £90,000 (Freelance considered)
Start: ASAP
An established engineering contractor is looking for a Planner to join the team delivering the next phase of a major Data Centre campus in Surrey.
The completed first phase provides 19MW of IT capacity, with Phase Two now underway as part of a wider three-building campus planned to deliver approximately 55MW. The contractor delivered the full MEP & CSA design and build of Phase One, from RIBA Stage 3 through installation, commissioning and handover.
This is complex, technically challenging work delivered at Principal Contractor level. There is also a long-term pipeline of work in Surrey, potentially running through to at least 2032.
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The Role:
You’ll take ownership of the project programme using Asta Powerproject, working closely with the project, design, commercial, procurement and site teams.
Responsibilities will include:
- Developing, maintaining and updating the main project programme
- Producing detailed construction programmes, short-term lookaheads and progress reports
- Monitoring the critical path, key milestones and programme risks
- Working with the delivery team and supply chain to accurately record site progress
- Supporting programme submissions and reporting under an NEC4 contract
- Reviewing delays, changes and compensation events for their potential programme impact
- Helping the team develop recovery plans where required
- Coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities
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The ideal candidate (Not all essential experience)
- Strong experience using Asta
- Previous experience working under NEC4 contracts
- Planning experience within construction, engineering or major MEP projects
- A good understanding of project sequencing, critical paths and programme risk
- Data centre, mission-critical or technically complex project experience would be beneficial
- Comfortable working predominantly on site in Surrey
The business has an integrated delivery model covering design, engineering, construction and commissioning. It also has a long-standing relationship with the end client dating back to 2008, providing stability and a strong pipeline beyond the current phase.
Please apply in confidence or contact Eddie Longman at Skyward Select for further information.
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