Novax Recruitment Group
Senior Planner
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Senior Planner – Structural Steel
Location: Wakefield
Salary: Dependent on experience
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
The Company
When a structural steel project moves from a set of drawings to thousands of tonnes of steel being fabricated, delivered and erected, there are a lot of moving parts that have to come together.
This is an established structural steel specialist with more than 75 years in the industry, delivering projects ranging from straightforward building frames through to complex structures across the UK and Europe.
With the capability to process around 50,000 tonnes of steel every year, the scale of the work is there. The challenge is making sure everything happens in the right sequence, at the right time. That is where you come in.
The Role
This is a specialist planning position sitting across Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction.
You will be the person bringing information from those teams together and turning it into a programme that can actually be delivered.
- Develop detailed tender, pre-construction and live project programmes using Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6.
- Build programmes around real fabrication, construction, resource and sequencing requirements.
- Coordinate information from Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction to create one clear delivery programme.
- Identify critical paths, dependencies, risks and constraints before they become problems.
- Challenge assumptions and work with operational teams to find practical alternatives where required.
- Maintain programmes throughout the project lifecycle, communicating progress, priorities and key dates to the wider team.
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The Candidate
You will already have significant experience in project planning or programming within construction, structural steelwork, engineering or another project-led environment.
You should be able to demonstrate:
- Strong practical experience with Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6.
- Experience producing detailed project programmes from information supplied by multiple disciplines.
- A solid understanding of programme logic, dependencies, critical path analysis and sequencing.
- The ability to interpret drawings, specifications, tender information and project documentation.
- Experience working to demanding tender and project deadlines.
- The confidence to obtain, coordinate and challenge information across different teams.
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Structural steel, fabrication or engineering experience would be advantageous, particularly if you understand how design, procurement, fabrication, logistics and site erection interact.
Why Consider It?
- Join an established structural steel business with over 75 years of industry experience.
- Become a central planning specialist rather than being tied to one part of the project.
- Work directly with Estimating, Commercial, Production and Construction teams.
- Exposure to projects across the UK and Europe.
- Company pension.
- Sick pay scheme.
- Health plan.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Share Save scheme.
- Option to purchase additional holidays.
- 37.5-hour working week.
How to Apply
If you're an experienced Planner who understands that a programme is more than dates on a screen and wants to have a genuine influence on how projects are delivered, send over your CV for a confidential conversation.
I'll be happy to tell you more about the business, the projects and what the role looks like day to day.
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