Senior Planner (South Down)

Your new company:

Hays Belfast are recruiting a South Down based company who are looking to recruit a Construction Planner for their business. Hays Construction are currently representing a client who is a major design & build contractor, seeking the services of a Construction Planner (Intermediate or Senior Level) to join their planning team. This Co. Down based companies have grown significantly, boasting almost 40 years of experience in the industry. They have put together sustained client relationships, delivering major build and fit out solutions in education, healthcare, leisure, hospitality & residential across Ireland. With an annual turnover of over £70m and a reputation for providing first-class quality construction and delivering high quality construction projects, they are now looking for individuals with planning experience to join their team.

Your new role

Reporting to Senior Management team, your new role will support the company by identifying, controlling and forecasting timescales and resource requirements whilst implementing best practice project planning policy, processing and procedures during the full life cycle of projects from tender through to completion.
You will be responsible for accurately identifying and resourcing requirements for projects including labour, plant and materials. You will provide support for all construction planning functions, ensuring that issues or irregularities within the programme are highlighted and understood by all. Some duties will include:

• Attending site visits to
  Assist the team with the planning function.
• Work with the Project Team to convert bid Programmes to Delivery Programmes for new projects.
• Work with the Project Team to
  Complete detailed design and procurement programmes and information release schedules.
• Liaise with the Project Directors, Project Managers and Site Managers on a continuous basis regarding progress.
• Monitor critical activities of the project programme, advising the project team of areas of concern and improvements.
• Report progress internally to the contract teams and externally to clients making comparisons between planned and actual progress.
• Work with the Project team to develop realistic action plans to recover any slippage.
• Assist with the development of monthly progress reports.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience of working in a similar planning role with knowledge of using Microsoft Project, Asta or even P6 Primavera will be considered. This is a permanent vacancy for one of the larger NI construction contractors who have placed a very high importance on this role where the successful individual will work within a strong and knowledgeable team. Previous experience of working in a construction planning role will be required.

What you'll get in return

You will gain a unique experience working on some excellent construction and fit out projects across NI and Ireland and will be given the opportunity to develop and your career progress within the company. You will also receive a market-leading salary, including a pension scheme and favourable holiday entitlement. This is a head office-based role with no UK travel and working from home entitlements.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, please call Chris McNamara on or click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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