Tender Planner

Job Description:

Company:

Our client is one of the UK’s leading specialist interior fit-out contractors. Privately owned, and operating from their purpose-built headquarters in Leicester, they’ve been setting the industry standard for over 100 years. They are experts in fitting out some of the world’s most prestigious hotels, commercial interiors and private residences. Their interior solutions are engineered to the finest tolerances, ensuring the finished product perfectly matches the designer’s vision.

Duties:

• Working with clients such as main contractors and sub-contractors, you will oversee staged deliveries of the programme with detailed planning and progress monitoring processes.
• The post holder will develop and manage integrated programme schedules of detailed delivery plans and provide support to programme directors on planning matters to assist service delivery.
• Assist with the setup planning department(s) and managing other professionals to provide comprehensive project controls support to developers, contractors and partners.
• Progress monitor, assess and status report to the Senior Management Team.
• To operate as a Planning Professional, utilizing knowledge of programme change management and change control processes.
• Liaise upstream, ensuring programmes conform to all contractual obligations whilst allowing EE Smith sufficient and realistic timeframes to achieve requirements.
• Liaising with sub-contractors and external supply chains to ensure accurate timelines for programmes are compiled.
• Creating histograms to allow resource management/allocation from design, through manufacture and installation.

• Any other duties needed to ensure the full discharge of duties responsibly requested by your Manager.
• Work in a safe manner following Company Procedures, 14001 Environmental, 9001 Quality and Statutory H&S Regulations.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Technical experience and knowledge in the Construction industry; incorporating buildability of partition walls, joinery installation and MEP services is essential.
• Previous experience in a planning department dealing with a wide range of complex infrastructure programme planning/scheduling, from Shell & Core through to final finishes and handover to client.
• Experience in ASTA programme (including baselines, droplines etc.) is essential.
• Proven ability to convert works scopes and/or technical documents into programmes.
• The ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the Project structures, from supply chain to client.
• Enjoy problem solving & finding solutions to unique scenarios.
• Good time management and ability to multi-task.
• High degree of numeracy, literacy and attention to detail.
• Able to make decisions within authority.
• Able to lead and work as a team member.
• Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company