Planning Engineer

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Planning Engineer to be engaged on a contract basis in Cumbria.

What you'll be doing

• Look at construction projects from every angle to decide the safest and best possible way to deliver them
• Win everyone's confidence and get them on board to follow your plan - including supply chains and subcontractors
• Manage programmes of work to make sure we do what we say we'll do in the right way at the right time to the right cost
• Have a strong handle on every project by reporting on productivity, mapping predicted progress and getting out on site to ensure our progress data's accurate
• Make informed decisions on how best to proceed if any changes are needed
• Be part of a powerful planning community who lean on and learn from each other
• Collaborate across Balfour Beatty to define plans, update on progress and increase the impact that planning can make on safety and quality
• Get the chance to mentor our Planners and reverse mentor our leaders

Who we're looking for

• Have significant experience of planning services - ideally within construction
• Know how to use planning techniques and planning toolsets
• Understand tender documents, contracts and specifications
• Understand various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring
• Want to work with people - we're about teamwork, not siloes
• Develop relationships, trust and confidence to get every team to do what's needed
• Be unflappable as situations change, plans evolve and decisions need making.

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