Planner

Job description / Role

Planner / Programmer

Ably are working in partnership with a vibrant fi out company, with a refreshing Senior Management team that are passionate on delivery and client satisfaction. Exciting times are ahead for this innovative organisation that prides themselves in services delivery are driven by a collaborative culture fashioned by highly experienced, talented individuals.

Ensuring their ethos and values extend not only throughout the company but also to their entire supply chain, which is built on strong and trusting relationships.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will prepare tender and construction programmes and method statements for full range of projects across our three Divisions. You will work closely with the site teams in order to deliver projects safely, on time and to exceptional quality standards

In terms of your duties/responsibilities, you will be:
- Interpreting and understanding the contract documents.
- Preparing pre-tender and tender programmes and method statements.
- Preparing contract programmes and method statements.
- Preparing target programmes, procurement and information schedules and short-term programmes.
- Preparing logistics, sequencing and phasing layouts.
- Reviewing and updating programmes.
- Identifying key programme risks both at tender and construction stage and proposing solutions for mitigating/managing those risks.
- Understanding key programme drivers in terms of design, procurement, statutory obligations, utility services etc.
- Appreciating the dependencies required for targeting key milestones, especially in relation to M&E services testing and commissioning.
- Preparing plant and labour histograms.
- Maintaining, recording and preserving all relevant reports and documentation.
- Ensuring compliance with safe working practices.

Requirements

- A degree in a Construction or Civil Engineering subject is desirable, but not essential. A minimum of OND/HND in Building Studies, Project or Construction Management is required.
- Experience of working on a number of projects from design through to completion, across a variety of sectors in construction, civil engineering and fit out, including residential, commercial, education and healthcare.
- Competent user of Asta Power Project, Microsoft Project and other MS packages.
- An analytical approach to challenges and a positive approach to problem solving.

About the Company

Ably Resources Ltd are part of the international focused Denholm Group, established in 1866, who have a network of offices throughout the UK, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, USA, Norway and Abu Dhabi that we can network with to the benefit of our client base.

We supply multiple industry sectors including, but not limited to:

• Building & Construction • Building Services • Rail & Transportation • Civil & Structural Engineering • Infrastructure & Facilities Management • Power (Nuclear / Conventional) • Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Pharmaceutical • Drilling • Sales & Commercial • All Utility sectors

We are specialists because we focus only on those sectors that match our experience. We have the expertise to deliver the best personnel. Our skills enable us, time after time, to bring the right people to the right jobs worldwide.