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VolkerHighways Overview
VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities.
We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts.
Role Overview
This role is site based and will support the delivery of our Highway maintenance contracts across Slough, providing clear, accurate and well-structured planning and programme management.
Key Responsibilities
- Comply with the Contract requirements, monitor and update the programme throughout the life of the project and report on progress.
- Work with the project team to develop the overall project programme for all stages - design, procurement, build and handover, with a clearly defined critical path and key milestone dates.
- Ability to identify and highlight items and activities that would form a critical path.
- Assist the project team in developing short-term look ahead programmes to ensure on time delivery.
- Identify opportunities for early completion and advise the project team.
- Change management through the programme - Assessment of Compensation events and their effect on the programme.
- Ensuring that the logic linked Construction programme is issued and agreed.
- Set up meetings, discuss and present to the team and client any changes to programmes.
- Ensure all reports for internal and external use are produced and submitted at the required time.
- Liaise with subcontractors and project supervisors to ensure programmes are received, checked, and incorporated into the main overall programme in the correct timescales.
- Ensure all programmes are stored correctly for future reference.
- Co-ordinate with Local Authorities and other third party.
- Assist in the creation of production outputs for future reference when developing programmes.
- Produce programmes with quants and outputs rates.
- Develops What If programmes to assess alternatives.
- Provide feedback to enable the development of planning procedures.
- Represent the company and enhance its reputation by attending progress meetings, developing relationships with suppliers and subcontractors, meeting staff from other divisions and attending presentations by / to the client for new opportunities and tenders.
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About You
With projects spanning the Slough area, you'll use your knowledge of construction methods and planning tools to question assumptions, spot efficiencies and keep delivery on track. Skills and experience required include:
- Relevant construction or civil engineering qualifications (desirable).
- Experience in highways construction environments.
- Competent user of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Ideally 5 years' experience in a dedicated Planning role.
- Strong working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, especially change management.
- Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presenting.
- Confident with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Committed to personal development and continuous improvement.
- CSCS card holder.
If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why Work With Us?
VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
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By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities - comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
- Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
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Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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