Project Planning Manager

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Building a sustainable tomorrow

The Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure for the UK on time and to budget together in joint venture partnership. They first worked together in 2010 as BFK, delivering three Crossrail contracts, including the longest stretch of tunnelling works between Royal Oak and Farringdon and Farringdon Station, the first central station to be completed on the Elizabeth Line. The team is also delivering the Silvertown Tunnel project together in East London and has been delivering excellence at each stage of HS2, such as Fusion JV for the Enabling Works packages, EKFB for the central Main Works Contract and now delivering the track infrastructure across the entire HS2 route.

We are now recruiting for a Project Planning Manager to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team will be ready to mobilise as soon as the civil works are complete and will operate under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

Your work environment

• Candidates can be based in London or Birmingham with support elements of hybrid/flexible working.
• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Project Planning Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Develop programme strategies for construction and tenders
• Construct and maintain detailed programmes in P6 & 4D from first principles including resource and cost loading
• Assimilate and interpret information from tender documentation
• Input into construction techniques and buildability of construction methods
• Co-ordinate with estimators and the project teams on all programme aspects
• Compile concise narratives, phasing, reports and supporting documents for input into quality submissions for tenders and projects
• Take ownership of the programme to drive project delivery
• Contribute, support and communicate programme information, risk and commercial issues to operational teams in a variety of formats
• Produce and chair collaborative planning workshops with clients, operational teams and subcontractors
• Update and monitor project progress, compile reports against project and contract requirements
• Introduce and analyse change in programmes and support the commercial teams
• Evaluate supply chain and subcontract programmes
• Peer review programmes
• Comply with business processes and systems
• Maintain awareness of the latest construction techniques

Who are we looking for?

• Successful experience as a Senior Project Planning Engineer, on a range of large project delivery - £300m+
• Experience working on a joint venture/ alliance working considered beneficial (not essential)
• A qualification in civil engineering or construction to HND level or equivalent
• ICE Chartered level or equivalent (preferred); additional qualifications in planning desirable
• Previous experience and a sound knowledge of construction techniques, with a good commercial and contractual acumen
• Comfortable in client facing situations
• A demonstrable ability to develop, own and drive programmes
• Experience and understanding of planning techniques
• Competent in the use of planning software, (preferably P6) and 4D software
• Competent/knowledgeable in use of design software (CAD and Civils 3D, Revit)
• The ability to work to defined, often challenging, timescales
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships on projects and interface with operational teams

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Company car / car allowance / travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Jonathan Schulte, Recruitment Manager, BAM Nuttall Ltd, m: 07717 227890 / Email: jonathan.schulte@bam.com

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.