They are a company who look to invest in their staff and subsequently have a low personnel turnover due to the emphasis they have on employee happiness.
They are well established across both the Yorkshire market, are members of a number of key construction frameworks and have good mutually beneficial relationships with private sector clients who have given them a large number of repeat schemes.
They have an excellent supply chain who they look after, paying them when they should and treating them with respect. In return they have a reliable and high-quality pool of sub-contractors that they can call upon time and time again.
With a boom of recent work wins across the North and an increase in tenders & enquirers, they are looking to recruit a Senior Planner to work out of their Leeds office.
You'll be involved in both tender and contract planning with typical duties including;
- Analyse construction methodologies looking for areas of improvement
- Liaise with the Client and their representatives on planning matters
- Prepare tender programmes
- Attend client interviews and meetings where you will explain programmes and methodology
- Prepare master programmes, updating progress and forecasting completions
- Identify and mitigate risk whilst ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental considerations are taken in to account
To be successful in this role you must have;
- A proven track record operating in a Planning role for a building contractor working on £multi-million building projects.
- Knowledge of planning packages (ASTA, Primavera etc.) & construction management experience
- An understanding of D&B projects with a relevant construction qualification
- Involvement in the handling of design programmes and experience of project control processes