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Senior Project Planner
📍 Location: Buckinghamshire
📄 Contract Type: Permanent
Expanded are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Planner to support upcoming projects in the Defence & Power sector.
Scope of works: Reinforced concrete structures.
The Expanded Group provides total capability in the early construction phases of major projects, providing an end-to-end solution or a bespoke choice of services. Backed by a central technical design and engineering resource, we can deliver the full range of piling, precast concrete, post-tensioning and structures techniques.
Check out Expanded: https://www.expandedltd.com/
What will the role look like?
- Ensuring that all programmes are compliant with the Project requirements and develop and agree a logical sequence of events ensuring that the most economical/advantageous construction strategy is adopted.
- Carrying out in Pre-Contract planning and Work Winning processes and procedures to produce Bid Programmes and associated time-related information as part of a tender bid team.
- Analysing performance and advising the project team of likely impact and recommend improvements.
- Able to contribute to the risks, opportunities, and commercial implications of a tender bid.
- Able to present time-related material using a variety of techniques and methods; providing effective communication, high-quality submission, and presentation material.
- Able to contribute to the risks, opportunities, and commercial implications of a Tender Bid.
- Able to independently produce processes and systems to manage contracts for more complex projects.
- Carries out forensic analysis of programme data and interfaces with client teams to build effective relationships.
- Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the different types of contracts to ensure control measures are aligned with the contract risk and commercial opportunities are optimized.
- Develops and introduces advanced project management techniques to the Laing O'Rourke business and establishes them for use on technique and complex projects.
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What skills & experience are we looking for?
- Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
- Modelling and 4D planning, as well as Asta or P6 – preferably both to a high standard.
- Ability to analyse, collate, and utilise a range of data and information for reporting and forecasting.
- Able to ascertain which tasks are urgent or important and the level of accuracy required.
- Lateral thinker to spot trends/issues in production data.
- Solid on-site engineering delivery experience, with hands-on involvement in live projects.
- Demonstrated experience in structural engineering and related construction phases.
- Experienced in developing programmes from first principles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with construction methodologies.
Leadership Skills
- Leading the planning function on a project.
- Resource management, recruitment, development, coaching, and mentoring.
- Developing business advancements/improvement agendas.
- Maintenance of programme and other related materials.
- Quality and accuracy of work of the highest calibre.
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About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long-term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com.
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