Planner (Civils)

Overview

Develop and manage schedules for Gatwick airport civil construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• quantity takeoff
• schedule review
• delay analysis
• staffing forecast
• critical path
• delivery schedule

Tasks

-Develop and apply installation rates to quantity take offs and developed quantities for assigned projects. Review and analyse the contractor's schedules submitted for acceptance and provide the required recommendation to the project team. -Evaluate quantities, job hours/staffing, and schedule logic for a specific discipline or speciality. Prepare schedule, staffing, and quantity progress and performance reports for assigned disciplines or specialities. -Review quantity logs to ensure total quantities are represented for assigned projects. Assists in the development of the required job hour expenditure for assigned projects. -Review and analyse the contractor's schedules against the GAL baseline, identifying critical path activities and performance variance. -Manage contract programme assessment and acceptance/rejection, assessing compensation events and performing delay analysis. -Develop and maintain a robust delivery schedule for work activities with clear milestones and monitoring activities to support the project schedule, including interdisciplinary constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences. Work with the delivery team to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan (programme integrated schedule). -Perform schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialities. Assist with the development and implementation requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.

Requirements

• primavera
• excel
• nec
• degree
• data analysis
• take-offs

What You Bring

-Skilled in quantity take-offs, data analysis, and computer-based operations. -Good oral and written communication skills. -Desirable background in planning infrastructure projects within live operational environments. -Proficient in interpreting mathematical data and financial reports. -Experience (typically associated with three years of experience) as a planner on projects with a value typically over £10m is highly desirable. -Personal resilience and the ability to operate within ambiguity. -Significant experience with Primavera software (P6) and MS Excel. -Familiarity with NEC contract types. -Educated to Degree/Post-Grad level or equivalent in a construction or business-related field. -Awareness of the airport environment is desirable. -Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, and start-up procedures.

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Benefits

-Professional subscriptions -Life and disability insurance -Professional training to develop -Discounted travel -Volunteer days -Performance-based bonus scheme -5% Welcome Bonus -High street shops and restaurant discounts -Healthcare scheme

About London Gatwick

-Opened to the public in 1958, it evolved from a flying club into the UK’s second‑largest airport. -Operates 24/7 across two terminals. -Owned by Vinci Airports and a Global Infrastructure Partners‑led consortium. -Plans to utilize its standby northern runway for expansion. -Typical projects include terminal renovations, remote jet‑bridge control trials, and airfield efficiency enhancements. -Notable for being one of the world’s busiest single‑runway airports, with a historic Art Deco ‘Beehive’ serving as a converted office landmark.

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