Senior Planner

About Costain and your project. Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do. For more information visit www.costain.com Smart Motorways ease any expedite traffic flow by converting the hard shoulder to a running lane and using new technology to vary speed limits in response to driving conditions. Works will include installing a new ducted infrastructure system, installing overhead electronic signs and central barrier replacement work. Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role. What will I be doing? * Ensuring that programme pressure is never prioritised ahead of safe working practices * Allowing sufficient time in the schedule to safely complete the task * Ensuring that the construction sequence is safe to build and actively attempt to eliminate or reduce potential hazards where possible in the sequence * Maintaining the integrity of the P6 project schedule * Monitoring and reporting progress accurately and honestly, driving a 'no surprises' culture * Ensuring the programme reflects the current works information * Integrating within the production team to promote key milestones and communication of the schedule * Deputising for the Planning Manager, covering all aspects as and when required * Promoting and engaging in collaborative planning with all stakeholders * Proactively seeking opportunities to better the schedule and offer time savings * Working with the commercial team to profile risk allowance against the construction programme * Ensuring the programme is cost and resource loaded * Providing coaching and support to the planner and apprentice planner You'll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador). Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example. It is expected that you will work to be a part of the wider project team, living by the programmes expected values. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Costain closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we encourage candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and you do not have to provide a response. About you * An advanced user in primavera P6 planning software * Experience with TiLos planning software desirable * Able to create and manage high quality complex programmes for the safe delivery of major infrastructure works * Proficient in managing change, cost and earned value within a schedule * Can assess and understand the impact of delay and disruption on the schedule and communicate accordingly in line with the contract * Administer comprehensive project controls systems to maintain the integrity of the schedule * Manage stakeholders at all levels and deliver relevant programme information to required timescales * Financial and commercial awareness with understanding of the cost control function * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools (word, excel and PowerPoint) * Confident in producing monthly submission documentation to the client in line with NEC3 requirements * To work quickly to produce programmes requested at a short notice * Confidently read drawings, specifications and contract inform