The Company:
We are working with a leading top tier national contractor whose North West region has created a great reputation for delivering varied and interesting projects for clients based in the North West of England.
They are in the process of building some of the North West’s most iconic projects.
Of all the people we have placed in roles with this company over the last 5 years all are still with the business and the vast majority of people we send for interview with them want to work for them.
They are a family business who genuinely look after their workforce and have a very approachable and successful senior management team in the region.
They secure the majority of their projects through negotiation (they are good at what they do and tend to leave their clients pleased with their projects).
Although they are one of the Top 20 Construction Groups in the UK, they have the feel of a smaller family business where employees are valued and supported.
They are cash rich, make good margins on their projects, have an excellent supply chain who they pay promptly and treat with respect (we know this from personal experience!), staff turnover in general is low due to all of the above and they have a really capable team in the region.
The Role:
They are now in a position to add to their small North West Planning team due to growth and due to the demands of their project and future workload.
Projects are constructed for both Public and Private Sector clients and are generally either commercial, leisure, education, multi storey residential or industrial in nature.
They are looking for a Senior Planner capable of delivering a £100 Million new build scheme due to start on site in the Spring.
Reporting in to the Regional Planner you'll generally be project based, the initial scheme will keep you entertained for a little over 2 years.
Typical duties will include;
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.
Work with the Planning team to identify and champion Best Practice.
You:
To be successful in this role you will need to have worked in a Senior Planning role previously for a building contractor on significant projects similar to those described above valued from £40 Million upwards.
You will be based in or be able to commute to the North West of England.
IT literate with experience using specialist planning software – they use ASTA.
Rewards:
You will get the chance to work on significant, high profile projects in the North West.
You will receive a good salary package with extensive benefits including a discretionary and Christmas bonus, good salary, the ability to buy additional holiday days, home working and flexible working.
The opportunity to work with an award winning, forward thinking organisation that have an excellent order book, low staff turnover, lots of money in the bank who provide an exciting environment to work in.