Assistant Planner (Main Contractor) | £30,000 – £35,000 + package | Permanent | Hertfordshire

A leading Regional Main Contractor that build, refurbish and regenerate homes and communities across the UK have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Planner to join them on a permanent basis, based in their offices near Watford, Hertfordshire.

The company are an innovative and ambitious business that combine their industry expertise and unrivalled local knowledge to help transform communities and leave a lasting legacy everywhere they work.

The Assistant Planner will be supported by a full technical team and will be responsible for the following:

• Working under the Planner to provide planning support to various departments such as Operations, Estimating and Design
• Assisting Planner with the preparation of design, procurement and Contract & Build programmes using Asta Powerproject
• Monitoring progress throughout the construction process and comparing this with the planned programme
• Liaise with site teams to prepare Weekly/Monthly Progress updates / Drop lines for Build and Contract Programmes
• Preparation of short term Programme as required
• Assisting with the production of Build Methodology
• Preparing site logistics plans
• Assisting the Planner with evaluation of project tender documents to enable the compilation of compliant and logically sequenced programmes
• Assisting in Development of tender programmes into construction programmes (Build & contract programme)

Experience:

• Track record working for a reputable house builder
• Able to demonstrate proven and competent experience of house building with a full understanding of building methodology
• Ideally educated to degree or HND standard
• Experience using Asta Powerproject
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Energetic, confident and self-motivated
• Ideally experience of working in a large team and to challenging deadlines
• Able to commute to Hertfordshire (near Watford) on a daily basis

If you are an Assistant Planner and you are interested in the role, please apply with an updated CV or call Rob on 07733 529 573