Planner

Key responsibilities:

• Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with Contract requirements ensuring methodology is consistently followed
• Ensure project plans capture the full project scope and resources are considered and loaded as required
• Pro-actively identify opportunities and risks in the plan and monitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes
• Design and implement effective and value- added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach
• Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to.
• Appreciate and uphold the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes
• Enable Project Management to control the progress of contracts by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work (design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover), monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and potential early warnings.
• Minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts.
• Help the project team minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts.
• Enable resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of contracts
• Detailed knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements
• Lead the planning section at contract / progress review meetings.
• Production of required project reports including identification of project risks and opportunities
• Resource load plans in collaboration with the lead disciplines to provide programme wide visibility of resource demand
• Support in producing tender programmes, with assistance from delivery managers & pre-construction team

Requirements

• Experienced planner
• Self-motivated
• Able to challenge construction team
• Full UK driving licence 

Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of our contracts are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and adherence to the highest safety and quality standards.