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Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
For 75 years we have been leading the delivery of major transformational programmes. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 110 offices worldwide.
Further to this success we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To achieve this, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.
The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.
Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.
We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.
It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.
Job Description
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Planner to work within our Real Estate Division, with a focus on supporting our Commercial Developer and Industrial, Sciences and Technology teams in London. The role will support both Project Management commissions and the delivery of standalone pre-construction planning and programming advisory services to clients, as well as working alongside our Cost Management teams where appropriate.
Objective Of The Role
- To support Project Management commissions in developing plans and programmes to deliver our service and projects and monitor and report against these, in accordance with defined scopes of duties and T&T systems, mission and values;
- To support Project Management commissions to achieve safe and efficient outcomes that meet agreed profit and client satisfaction objectives;
- To develop and maintain relationships with clients, peers and others who are influential in providing future business.
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Responsibilities
- Produce logic linked detailed integrated programmes (design, procurement and construction) fully backed up by a build strategy, construction methodology, logistics scheme and phasing plans.
- Provide pre-construction planning and programming advice to clients, including programme development, strategic scheduling, delivery planning and programme assurance services from the earliest stages of project development.
- Provide support to the project team for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
- Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project team members & all relevant Stakeholders and produce programme assurance reports on our Client commissions.
- Apply critical path analysis and assess the impact of change on critical and non-critical activities. Deliver effectively the information regarding changes and delays that have impacted the programme.
- Provide specific programme outputs to analyse “Compensation Events”, “Early Warning Notices” impacts. Work as part of T&T’s Contract Advisory services and produce Delay analysis reports.
- Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
- Deliver Period Programme Updates and input to project reports.
- Coordinate between Clients and their Partners’, consultants’ and contractors’ programmes of works and compliance with the Project Programme. Reporting areas of ‘non-compliance’ for resolution.
- As appropriate and required, provide planning support to the bidding team to do all the activities necessary to submit the bidding documentations in time.
- Work collaboratively with Project Management and Cost Management teams to provide integrated programme and delivery advice across client commissions.
Qualifications
- Have a proven track record of delivering projects as a Senior Planner/Project Planner 10 years + experience with a UK based main contractor / project management consultancy.
- Experience on a variety of projects such as Residential, Commercial, Education, Leisure, Industrial, Health & Retail.
- Proficient use of Asta Powerproject (Primavera and Microsoft Project an added bonus)
- Experience providing strategic planning, programming or project controls advice directly to clients during pre-construction stages would be advantageous.
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Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.
At Turner & Townsend, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community, and we strongly believe that this diversity is what creates great solutions for our clients, bringing together people with different ideas and skills who want to push boundaries. In celebration of our diversity and to keep this agenda at the forefront of what we do, we have several internal networks, such as LGBT+, Diversity & Inclusion, and Race & Ethnicity which create a safe space for employees to express themselves and to drive change.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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