Construction Planner

Construction Planner - Bridgwater

The Construction Planner will provide support to the Construction Lead Planner in developing and maintaining the integrated Level 5 schedule for the MEH scope on the Nuclear New Build project. This schedule will also incorporate interfaces with other Tier 1 partners to ensure seamless integration.

The MEH Deputy Lead Planner is an integral part of the MEH Programme, working closely with the PDO planning team, Delivery Integration, and Area Management teams.

Primary Responsibilities:
The Construction Planner will be responsible for supporting the MEH construction phase as part of the PDO planning function. This role reports to the Level 5 Lead Planner and involves onsite planning of installation activities, including the governance, management, and updating of MEH construction schedules.

Key Duties:
The M&E Construction Planner will be responsible for the following (not exhaustive):

1. Developing and integrating detailed construction schedules for the MEH phase, including design, testing, and commissioning.
2. Considering all aspects of MEH planning for works on the Hinkley Point C project, including mechanical, electrical, and HVAC integration. This will involve conducting integrated schedule reviews to develop detailed, optimised construction delivery sequences and resource-loaded schedules.
3. Integrating construction activities with all HPC programmes within the MEH schedules to optimise the planning process. This role will be crucial in addressing interfaces and ensuring smooth coordination. The detailed construction schedules will support the overall project Integrated Works Schedule (IWS) and the 16-week look-ahead process to deliver schedule adherence.
4. Managing and updating schedule data within planning and production control toolsets.
5. Supporting the performance optimisation and influence of the 4D capability on Safety, Quality, Cost, Time & Risk across the lifecycle delivery of the MEH scope of work.
6. Ensuring that the MEH installation schedule is supported by relevant digital tools and data to meet the delivery needs.
7. Ensuring that MEH Programme construction schedules are produced, managed, and maintained in accordance with planning procedures and contract requirements.
8. Reporting on site progress using various methods and keeping the construction team informed of relevant schedule data.

Key Deliverables:
The Construction Planner will be responsible for the following key deliverables:

1. Advocating for safe and effective planning of works for site construction.
2. Recognising the importance of conventional and nuclear safety considerations and incorporating them into the planning processes.
3. Developing detailed plans on a facility or area basis that integrate, coordinate, and sequence work activities to achieve the optimum construction sequence, with a focus on contractor interfaces at the site within the 16-week horizon.
4. Communicating schedule resource requirements, durations, and associated quantity information to the construction leads.
5. Supporting the project’s periodic look-ahead process with a rolling extract of an integrated schedule.
6. Identifying planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirements.
7. Identifying quantities and factors that affect the programme.
8. Establishing and agreeing with Delivery construction outputs and working hours.
9. Developing resource, material, and quantity profiles from the Level 5 schedule to support delivery readiness, particularly for bulk MEH material and equipment delivery needs.
10. Developing schedule metrics and reporting to measure schedule adherence and planned/actual schedule performance.
11. Working with the 4D team to develop animated schedule sequences and enhance the 4D tools and capability on the project, particularly for construction coordination purposes.
12. Collaborating with the construction teams and the PDO to develop visual management capabilities for deployment in the field by the construction and contract partner teams.
13. Encouraging the development of HPC lessons learned to support future project execution.

Key Interfaces:
The Construction Planner will work closely with the following teams:

1. MEH Joint Venture
2. MEH Programme
3. Area Management
4. Logistics/Expeditors
5. Transverse Equipment

Knowledge & Skills:
Essential:
The Construction Planner should have knowledge of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction process and its integration. Specific skills, qualifications, and experience include:

• In-depth knowledge and experience of programme progress and forecast position and planning.
• Strong communication skills.
• An understanding of various methods of planning, programming, and progress monitoring.
• An understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment, and labour requirements.
• A basic understanding of estimating principles.

Qualifications & Experience:
Essential:
• Experience in delivering highly complex projects in regulated environments.
• Strong communication skills in English required, knowledge of French can be an advantage.
• Industrial experience in MEH delivery.

Desirable:
1. 4D and 5D planning experience.
2. Nuclear construction background.
3. A construction trade or OND/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent in Construction Management or a related subject is desirable, as is professional membership of one or more of the following: RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE, or a demonstrable level of experience based on previous project assignments.