Industrial Planner

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What we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic Planner to join our successful team at Winvic Construction; a multi-disciplinary main contractor based in the Midlands that excels in the delivery of construction projects on a national scale. Our projects vary in value from £10m to in excess of £60m and are across a range of sectors including industrial, retail, residential, offices, industrial fit out and infrastructure.

What you'll get

  • Competitive salary
  • 26 days annual leave plus additional long service entitlement
  • Hand holding people representing careers and employment Employee benefits

What it's all about

  • Liaising with the tender team to demonstrate logistics and establish the optimum build sequence, incorporating the agreed earthworks strategy. Highlight any programme concerns & opportunities for each tender.

  • Prepare tender programmes with supporting graphics, plus the pricing of associated preliminaries.

  • Attending meetings/tender interviews as required including input into presentations.

  • Regular site visits to monitor progress against the suite of programmes referred to above and producing accurate assessments for internal action & client meetings.

  • Assessment of the programme impact of variations / change where necessary.

The Role:

We have a particular need within our Industrial Sector currently. Reporting to the Managing Planner, the successful candidate will be responsible for a varied workload of tender and live projects

Experience & Qualifications:

  • You will have good communication & organisational skills so that you work well contributing to the success of varying teams that you will support – including multiple sites, tender teams and planning department.
  • Computer literate with experience with Asta Powerproject software, plus a good working knowledge of other software, such as Excel and PowerPoint.
  • An industry applicable qualification ONC/HNC, B Eng, NVQ or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstration of construction knowledge and the planning of construction activities on multiple projects of varying types to meet deadlines.
  • Ideally, you will be located within a reasonable travel distance of our Midlands (Northampton) Head office.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Liaising with the tender team to demonstrate logistics & establish the optimum build sequence, incorporating the agreed earthworks strategy. Highlight any programme concerns & opportunities for each tender.
  • Prepare tender programmes with supporting graphics, plus the pricing of associated preliminaries.
  • Attending meetings/tender interviews as required including input into presentations.
  • The development of a full suite of programmes including contract, construction and design and procurement programme/schedules for live projects with an eye for detail and accuracy.
  • The preparation of sequence graphics including detailed trade specific information and attendance at meetings as necessary.
  • Regular site visits to monitor progress against the suite of programmes referred to above and producing accurate assessments for internal action and client meetings.
  • Assessment of the programme impact of variations/change where necessary.
  • The preparation of completion programmes.

Ready to apply?

Email CV and a covering letter stating where you saw the advertisement to Miss Rebecca Schwarz rebeccaschwarz@winvic.co.uk

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The Winvic Way

From before day one, Winvic’s founders had a vision of a construction company that didn’t just meet contract requirements. They could see an organisation that was completely trusted by its staff, clients, subcontractors and communities, and which propelled projects to not only meet goals and expectations, but to also go above and beyond. Today, this ethos is known as The Winvic Way.

It ultimately means something different to everyone, but the phrase embodies how each Winvic employee wants to execute their role. Companies and potential new members of staff that share our unyielding ethos are inevitably drawn to working with us, and vice versa, finding our open, pragmatic and ‘go-all-out’ attitude refreshing, valuable and desirable.