Programme/Planning Manager

Would you like to play an integral part in a company whose success is built on three decades of passionate staff, loyal customers, industry-leading systems, award-winning projects, supportive suppliers, and a reputation we're proud of?

Construction has been Buildcorp's core business for over 35 years and we pride ourselves on delivering the best solutions for our customers while living our values every day.

Joining Buildcorp means becoming part of a supportive and positive culture, with benefits including:

• Career development tailored to you
• Additional paid leave options
• Employee referral bonus
• Access to personal and financial counselling services
• Opportunities to give back through the Buildcorp Foundation
• Access to Rugby tickets during the season

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Program / Planning Manager to manage the planning and scheduling of complex projects from the tender phase through to project delivery for our growing portfolio of New Build projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that industry leading standards for Planning and Programming processes, procedures, systems are implemented across bids and projects.

This will include: 

• Programme development and approval processes
• Pre-construction planning, with a focus on design management and planning requirements
• Production controls for pre-construction and delivery phases
• Planning and programming training
• Programme status, forecasting, analysis and risk control
• As-built data recording
• Time claims administration support to the site teams
• 4D animation integration
• Lead the planning for the planning and programming function for all tenders and negotiated offers   
• Approve Contract Programmes against head contract requirements for commercial compliance
• Establishment of the template Delivery Project suite of production control documents, including Tender Letting and Procurement schedules, reporting templates, delay registers
• Ensure Delivery Project programme status and forecasts are captured contemporaneously and systematically reported, identifying risks and opportunities, to facilitate timely decision making
• Setup as-built programmes procedure and commence establishment of benchmark productivity data rates to track trends, forecast resource risks and improve the rigour in planning and programming
• Implement a structured and realistic approach to planning for all bids and live projects, with a focus on the pre-construction phase and activities of the Client, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers

What You'll Need to Bring

• Having a visible focus on client delivery.
• Ability to communicate expectations clearly and consistently and setting high standards for themselves and their teams.
• Ability to inspire their team by empowering and trusting them to deliver.
• Ability to look ahead, balancing short and long-term needs by anticipating a range of factors.
• Ability to evaluate information quickly and be comfortable managing in uncertain situations.
• Ability to focus on continuous improvement and innovation to find better ways of doing things.
• Confidence and comfortable in making tough decisions and being accountable for those decisions.
• Ability to maintains a positive outlook and shows consistency in behaviour with all team members and alignment of Buildcorp values.
• Can influence with both internal and external stakeholders in the engineering, consulting or construction industries
• Experience in using relevant technology e.g Primavera P6, Asta / Power Project, MS Project

Next Steps:

Your success is reflected in ours, so we are committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success. We will do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

If this sounds like you and you would like to join a team that really makes a difference, please apply by following the prompts.