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We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:\nWater\nTransport\nBuilt environment\nEnergy\nWe operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.\nOur direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.\nWe possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:\nTunnelling\nMEICA\nTemporary and permanent design\nSteel-fabrication\nSigns (design and fabrication)\nHealth & safety equipment and products, including PPE\nCompany Website:\nhttps://www.barhale.co.uk/\nCompany Showcase Video:\nhttps://youtu.be/uf_RG5xgM8M\nWhy join Barhale?\nAs Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.\nJob security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes\nA broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients\nStrong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success\nSenior Planner\nThe Role\nAs we look to increase our efficiency whilst outperforming against project and customer expectations, we must plan in the most innovative, robust, and accurate fashion.\nBarhale’s civil engineering and infrastructure projects are varied in value, complexity, and duration, from established frameworks to individual bespoke projects and unplanned emergency works. With projects varying from £200k to £10m+, you will be essential in driving efficiencies within the scope of work, driving cost efficiency and providing a high standard of planning.\nThis is an opportunity for an experienced planner to join the team and play a key role in the delivery of high-profile projects within the civil engineering sector.\nKey Responsibilities\nTo ensure that planning standards - at both organisation and project level - are exceeded across all projects and planning & control procedures are adhered to\nAssist with the tender, pre-construction, and delivery of a range of opportunities and live projects by collaboratively developing and maintaining robust, detailed project plans\nEnsure project plans capture the full project scope, resources are considered and loaded as required, and contractual & programme-specific requirements are met\nCollaboratively develop and establish optimal construction methodologies, logic sequences & work outputs by drafting programmes for review and preparing logistics diagrams\nProactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan\nMonitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes and leading challenge and mitigation actions\nThoroughly develop programmes to demonstrate the impact of change in compliance with the contractual and project-specific requirements\nVisit sites and attend progress meetings\nMonitor progress and update short-term plans, progress reports and construction programmes\nDevelop 4D animations of the project plan to aid in the digital rehearsal of the project construction\nManage all project reporting requirements, including but not limited to monthly programme submission, weekly lookahead submission, weekly dashboard and volumetric analysis\nManage and coordinate all impact demonstration and analysis programmes in line with the NEC contract requirements\nReview, interrogate and integrate subcontract programmes into the project programme\nEssential:\nAdvanced (Primavera) P6 experience and knowledge of NEC\nWith previous experience of leading collaborative planning processes, you’ll have the ability to interrogate/take information from drawings to implement an efficient planning service for the business\nYour ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences whilst working in pressurised situations under tight deadlines will be crucial\nAble to adapt as required to meet project objectives, you will be innovative and supportive of other members of the team to enhance the reputation of the planning team across the business\nDesireable:\nPrevious experience with Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)\nExperience in working on-site with an understanding of how a project works from inception to completion\nDegree within Civil Engineering/Construction or equivalent\nCaring and investing in you\nOur values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. 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