Junior Planner

We are March the UKs leading provider of critical engineering services. Our expertise as a multi-disciplinary engineering partner across infrastructure, process and digital services has led to long term partnerships with leading organisations in everything from food and drink and utilities to high-security industries such as defence, aerospace and nuclear.

As the Junior Planner, you will be working as part of a forward-thinking operational team to deliver a mix of commercial and industrial projects with varying values.

Working closely with the Planning Manager, you will be assisting with planning, scheduling, project reporting and schedule management to ensure projects are running on time and to budget

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with project teams to generate and monitor schedules, ensuring alignment with overall project plans.
• Managing projects into select phases of development, facilitating project deliverables.
• Preparing and maintaining schedule reporting documentation to support efficient project management.
• Track project progress and performance against baseline programmes & lookaheads using the Critical Path Method.
• Assess and record time impact analysis variance and delays.
• The Assistant Planner is key in ensuring projects remain on track and well-coordinated, contributing to their overall success.
• Risk and opportunity processes.

Skills and Experiences:

• Experience in the use of planning software management tools would be an advantage such as Primavera P6, Asta Power Project, Microsoft Project.
• Proactive and good interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in the use of excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work within a team
• Construction background an advantage

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package appropriate to this position
• An employer who values the ongoing wellbeing of its employees
• Career development within a successful and growing business

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.