Lead Planner

Job description

Carmichael are seeking a lead planner to join the team working on London Power Tunnels project.

Prepare a resourced programme, including reviewing the outcome for conformance with expectations and requirements.
• Prepare visual material in support of planned methods and undertake programme risk analysis
• Provide a link to communicate planning community information between all parties
• Define methods and establish competitive outputs, in consultation with other team members, including the supply chain in appropriate circumstances
• Cooperate with the design engineer to establish a design brief for temporary works
• Able to introduce change into a programme and monitor progress within the working programme
• Planning of required temporary works design activities together with Temporary Works Manager to ensure design is finished and approved when construction need to start
• Provide the project with a justified schedule of temporary works and other indirect cost items
• Advise project team of required feedback reports and support
• Oversee Project needs and recognised business opportunities
• Ensure project is completed on time or ahead of time
• Programming of compensation events
• Early programming to enable proper coordinated interface management
• Ensure evaluation of project contract documents to build and maintain detailed programmes specifying time and resource requirements
• Production of external and internal programmes throughout the duration of LPT2
• Review construction progress with input from the construction team, update programmes and produce reports as necessary
• Highlight areas of concern regarding construction progress and review mitigation measures with the Technical Manager and Construction Team.
• Evaluate scope changes, additional work orders and other elements, including interface and coordination with Commercial Team with regards to cost and contractual implications
• Ensure HMJV planning techniques are adhered to
• Support the construction team with coordination of subcontractors programming

HNC Construction related discipline or extensive experience in civil engineering contracting industry
• Experience in tunnelling and ground engineering works
• Active experience of working with a wide range of planning techniques in serving both tendering and contract delivery
• A clear understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function
• Competent use of industry software
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project.