Senior Planner

Overview

Plan and manage MEP project schedules, resources, and risk from tender to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• earned value
• contract baseline
• planning reports
• integrated planning
• risk analysis
• bid support

Tasks

-Take responsibility for all allocated projects, ensuring that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce and circulate clear reports to the appropriate stakeholders in a concise and timely manner (e.g. Resource Histograms, 'S' Curves, Earned Value Analysis). -Maintain and update contract baseline in line with agreed contract change (eg variations). Ensure that change impacts are effectively communicated to Operations and Commercial Teams. Ensure that the inclusion of variations are communicated and integrated into project plans. -In conjunction with the Planning Manager, ensure that planning outputs / reports are produced in a timely manner for all contract reviews. Support operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and to jointly establish and agree any corrective measures to be taken where necessary. -Arrange and facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with relevant project stakeholders to agree the team input into the project plan and work closely with said team and our external customer. Produce and agree a ‘Contract Baseline’ programme for each allocated project; that aligns with the agreed formal contract, price and workscope, and reduces risk for NG Bailey. -Participate within bid activity as requested by the senior management; working in conjunction with the Business Development department, in line with the Focus Win processes. -Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations. -In conjunction with the Planning Manager, perform Time/Risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the Project Manager throughout the whole project life cycle.

Requirements

• programming
• asta
• nec 3
• site experience
• mep planning

What You Bring

-Must be able to create and own the programming from initial tender through to completion including commissioning. -Proficient with using Asta -Experience of NEC 3 contracts (desirable) -Construction site experience -Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Industrial Building Services projects is essential.

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Benefits

-Private healthcare -Flexible Benefits -Personal development programme -Travel allowance -Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution -25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays -Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)

About Ng Bailey

-Delivers complex, large-scale projects across the UK. -Work spans the full asset lifecycle, including engineering design, offsite manufacturing, and maintenance. -Projects include EV charging hubs, rail signalling systems, and critical infrastructure installations. -Specialisms cover rail, IT services, facilities management, energy, electric vehicles, and infrastructure. -Historic headquarters at Denton Hall blend heritage architecture with modern command centre capabilities. -Recognized for renowned apprenticeship schemes and a proprietary BIM portal showcasing digital expertise.

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