Assistant Planner

Our client is one of the UK’s leading fit-out contractors within the residential and commercial sectors.

A successful candidates will be responsible for the following duties:

• Working with clients such as main contractors and sub-contractors, you will oversee staged deliveries of the programme with detailed planning and progress monitoring processes.
• Developing and managing integrated programme schedules of detailed delivery plans and provide support to programme directors on planning matters to assist service delivery.
• Assisting with the setup planning department(s) and managing other professionals to provide comprehensive project controls support to developers, contractors and partners.
• Progress monitoring, assess and status report to the Senior Management Team.
• Planning Professional, utilizing knowledge of programme change management and change control processes.
• Liaising upstream, ensuring programmes conform to all contractual obligations whilst allowing the company sufficient and realistic timeframes to achieve requirements.
• Liaising with sub-contractors and external supply chains to ensure accurate timelines for programmes are compiled.
• Creating histograms to allow resource management/allocation from design, through manufacture and installation.
• Any other duties needed to ensure the full discharge of duties responsibly requested by your Manager.
• Working in a safe manner following Company Procedures, 14001 Environmental, 9001 Quality and Statutory H&S Regulations.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills and Experience

• Technical understanding or experience in the Construction industry; incorporating buildability of partition walls, joinery installation and MEP services is essential.
• Experience in ASTA programme (including baselines, droplines etc.) is adventageous.