Planner

Planner
Location: Gateshead
Job Type: Full-time
Annual Salary: £45,000-£55,000
We are seeking a Planner to join our client’s team, responsible for supporting Senior Planners in the production of detailed, logical programmes for all works from tender to completion of projects.
You will be expected to maintain high professional standards and contribute to the continuous improvement of the business and the planning department.
Day-to-Day of the Role:
Learn and utilise Asta software to create new programmes.
Produce basic bills of quantities from drawings and convert these into outputs for build periods.
Develop logical programmes for projects like house builds or factory units from start to completion, using your own quantified data to assess build knowledge.
Link programme logic and identify the critical path.
Generate and adjust programme schedules and produce report drop-lines.
Monitor the target programme regularly (daily, weekly, monthly) to understand and mitigate risks to the business.
Visit sites to produce report drop-lines on live programmes and identify critical activities that are ahead or behind schedule, suggesting measures for programme recovery.
Assist with creating tender programmes by reading documents, noting critical information such as start/completion dates, phasing...