Job Description
SF Partners are working with a business based in Birmingham City Centre who are looking for a Project Planner to join the team Hybrid £50,000 - £70,000 depending on experience Role: We are actively looking to engage with experienced planning professionals with experience delivering high-value, complex construction schemes to aid in the delivery of our busy pipeline of works. The ideal candidate should have an excellent understanding of a P6 software/data reporting, as a must, scheduling best practices, resource & cost loaded scheduling, as well as the interpersonal skills to be able to work closely with the internal stakeholders of the project team on a daily basis. The Planner will take responsibility for end to end service delivery ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added service. Primary Responsibilities: - Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path. - Working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to plan, develop and execute construction schedules. - Regular travel to construction site is expected. - Effectively work with Stakeholders, Clients, Contractors and Sub Contractors on a daily basis. - Develop and maintain a detailed construction program schedule using Primavera P6 and Tableau for multi-project environments. - Ensure that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems. - Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations. - Actively work with project managers, construction firms and subcontractor firms as necessary to maintain schedule integrity. - Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance. - Ability to coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required. - Prepare and update progress reports as required by the client, including the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports / presentations. - Produce high level and 1, 3, 6 month look ahead from P6 for reporting. - Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules. - Actively monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedule. - Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole. - Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions, and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order. Qualifications - Demonstrated experience in the ability to determine corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and figures and critically evaluating information and data from various sources. - Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6 - Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service. - Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. - Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary. - Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently
