Job Title - Senior Planning Manager
Location - Leeds
Project - High Rise Residential / Commercial
Salary - Up to £100k plus a very good benefits package
The Client / Project
Cobalt is working with a top tier contractor that have an opportunity for a Senior Planning Manager to join their already successful Major Projects team working on an iconic High Rise residential scheme. The Senior Planning Manager will be site based and be involved on a major redevelopment in Leeds. The project is an exciting schemes that will be up to 45 stories and provide around 500 new units for the city. The scheme also will include 2 adjacent office blocks providing 500,000 sq ft of office space.
The Role
Manage the planning and monitoring of projects to which they are assigned throughout all project stages. Work with the operations team to develop the most efficient project methodology and execute the timely delivery of a project. Identify any rectification actions required and influence the parties responsible to complete these actions.
Duties Include.
- Develop the project plan, programme and planning report in accordance with our clients planning procedures
- In conjunction with the project team, develop the preconstruction and construction methodology to enable the most efficient and effective delivery of the project
- At agreed regular intervals report project progress against the contract and delivery programmes
- Support the project team in the creation and statusing of medium and short-range programmes
- Produce a weekly project dashboard to provide weekly updates on progress and key issues
- Act as the project conscience and the project directors right hand man advising on critical issues and strategy as appropriate
- Assist in chairing the weekly planning meeting to coordinate project programmes, progress update, delay records and key forthcoming milestones
- Review change proposals for time impact
- Assess and record time impacts of delays - Event Analysis
- Record as built production rates and delays to provide benchmarking for future projects
- In conjunction with the BIM Coordinator, coordinate the 4D BIM model
- Facilitate project team understanding and ownership of the plan and programme
The Candidate Skills needed
- Educated within construction.
- NEC Experience
- Worked on Major projects
- Worked on High Rise / RC Frame
- Must have Construction built environment experience. Not M&E or Rail or Petrochem.
- Residential experience is essential ideally from a contracting or developer environment
If you feel that this is the right move for you, please apply with your up to date CV.