Planner

Your contribution to our company:

STRABAG UK are seeking a highly motivated Planner to support the Planning team in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of project programmes across major civil engineering works. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Commercial teams, and site staff, the role contributes to effective project delivery by ensuring accurate planning, progress reporting, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career planner or engineer looking to develop planning expertise within a large-scale infrastructure environment.

Requirements:

• Attend and contribute to project start-up/close/mid meetings.
• Undertake site visits to review site progress.
• Review the Employer’s Requirements, Contract Data and Works Information and associated information and highlight any deficiencies/omissions noted.
• Prepare and maintain detailed engineering, procurement and construction schedules including monitoring and analysis of critical path and project float.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Progress monitoring and regular updating of the construction programme, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures to the senior planning team/Project Manager.
• Produce reports and programme narratives to the defined project reporting requirements.
• Produce programmes, reports and / or extract filters as required by the project team, including indication of deviation from the baseline programme.
• Develop resource histograms to demonstrate project prelims, labour, materials and plant requirements as required.
• Preparing short-term programmes in conjunction with the project team. Include cost data into the programme and produce cash flow forecasts.

Skills & Qualifications:

Required:

• CSEF Mandatory Skills
• Membership of Professional Institution
• Degree/HND/HNC in Construction / Engineering or appropriate professional qualification.
• Competence in appropriate Planning software
• Experience within appropriate construction environments.
• Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in both tendering and contract delivery.
• A clear understanding and working knowledge of the commercial and contractual processes within the planning function.
• Ability to resource and cost load programmes and produce outputs to clearly demonstrate this information to others.
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Understanding of the benefits of the use of BIM and 4D planning.
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management.

Desirable:

• Experience in the use of TILOS software.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience of managing QSRA
• Experience in Project Management
• Experience in Risk Management
• Personnel management experience

What you stand to gain:

• Opportunity to work and have a lasting impact on landmark UK infrastructure projects.
• Collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including private health cover, 9% pension and 25 days holiday
• We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.