Job Title: Construction Planner | Salary: Up to £65,000 DOE | Location: York
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team in York as a Construction Planner. The successful candidate will provide professional construction programming support to the business to win and deliver building solutions within our Project Delivery team.
Role Responsibilities:
* Develop a fully integrated, linked programme to support work winning activities and live projects.
* Attend tender interviews where required to discuss and demonstrate proposed build programmes.
* Assist the Buying Team to develop sub-contract enquiry documentation and procurement programmes.
* Carry out site visits to monitor and report progress of construction programmes when required.
* Interrogate progress information supplied to ensure that progress is reported accurately and with reference to the contract.
* Analyse critical paths and key milestones and advise Project Managers of any risks, opportunities and any mitigation strategies to maintain the project completion date.
* Collate and maintain accurate progress outputs and feed information back to the business for future work prospects.
As a Construction Planner you will have:
Tier 1 construction experience with exceptional understanding of project lifecycle and the ability to produce programmes for bids, tender and delivery is essential. If you have previously worked in a project manager role in the construction industry and are interested in moving into programming this could be the role for you. You’ll need to be an experienced team player willing to challenge at times. A driving license is essential for this role as there will be some requirement to travel to our sites across the UK. You’ll be experienced in working in a fast paced environment and able to prioritise tasks.
Why Portakabin?
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
You will receive:
- Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
- Working flexibly principles
- Contributory pension
- Commission
- Electric Company Car and EV charging point if required
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
- Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
What’s next?
We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. We are conducting interviews in November, interviews for this role will be in York or virtually.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
