Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building-services solution contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are actively seeking a Project Planner to join the company to be responsible for the creation & management of Construction & Commissioning programmes

Responsibilities

Programme Development & Planning

Produce programmes, from first principles, ensuring that all key design, procurement and construction activities are captured, and logic linked to identify the critical path
Ability to produce detailed programmes and options quickly as required by clients, including design, procurement, manufacturing/lead-in, installation and commissioning activities
Review tender/construction drawings, specifications and bills to gain full comprehension of project scope and constraints in order to develop a coherent installation sequence
Prepare Information Required and Procurement schedules from the programme
Develop project specific method statements and logistics plans to support tender bids and site operations

Programme Monitoring, Reporting & Analysis

Collate, validate and accurately measure project progress against programme dates, reporting to Senior Management
Monitor any changes and assess the impact on the agreed programmes, including assessment of variations/compensation events and advise on delay entitlement
Carry out “what-if” scenarios to forecast potential issues during the project
Where applicable, carry out delay analysis and prepare reports to assist with EOT applications
Maintain full change log records and revision control for all programmes, as per Planning Process

Site & Project Coordination

Regular visits to site to review progress with the team, identifying delays, risks and critical path impacts
Work closely with the Site Team to manage all programme and planning activities on allocated projects
Prepare short-term programmes and carry out project specific exercises such as re-programming and resource allocation
Suggest programme recovery actions or betterment opportunities

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Explain programme logic to project teams/departments, highlighting assumptions, methodology, plant, equipment, resources and constraints
Develop relationships with internal teams, consultants and clients
Review and challenge main contractor/sub-contractor programmes
Undertake any other duties as required by management

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Qualifications: HNC/Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role planning within construction and/or MEP projects
Experience of tender stage planning and/or onsite planning within a developer/contracting organisation
Excellent knowledge of the construction process from feasibility to handover
Proven understanding of the full project cycle and associated constraints
Excellent IT skills with essential knowledge of Asta PowerProject

Desirable

Experience of planning or managing MEP installations
Knowledge of infrastructure, installation and commissioning sequences of M&E services
Experience working on residential building projects through all lifecycle stages
Experience in delay analysis and EOT processes
Knowledge of other planning software (e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6)

Abilities & Skills

Methodical, imaginative, and analytical thinker, with practical construction experience combined with sound knowledge of planning, programming and control processes
Proficient in communication (both written and verbal)
Organised and structured approach to your work.
Ability to work within an environment with deadlines while having to multi-task with multiple priorities
High attention to detaill
Self-motivated with excellent time and project management skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work unsupervised, individually or as part of a team, to a very high standard.

Company Benefits

Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme
4 x Salary Death in Service cover
Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service
Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
Paid professional subscriptions
Variety of employee discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme
Branded clothing
Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
Annual Health Checks
Full use of onsite state of the art gym
Awards for long service
Additional annual leave based on length of service
Training and development opportunities.
Free Onsite parking

Kane is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

INDMED

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Canteen
Company events
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced maternity leave
Free fitness classes
Free parking
On-site gym
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

Banbridge, County Down: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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