Civil Engineer / Planner

Civil Engineer / Planner (Northern Ireland)

A leading NI based Tier 1 Contractor is seeking to recruit an experienced Civil Engineer to join their Pre Contract Team as a Project Planner. If you have site or design experience, and wish to explore a slightly alternative career path, if you have an eye for detail and experience in major infrastructure project delivery, this could be your next career step. The opportunity will give you training and develop your project planning skills and join a team of ‘Pre Contract Planners’ to deliver key Road, Rail, Water & Wastewater, Energy and Maritime infrastructure projects throughout Ireland and the UK.

Based in Northern Ireland, there will be the requirement to travel occasionally to UK for meetings and workshops, to engage with clients and suppliers, to deliver the best possible engineering solution.

Reporting directly to the Pre-contracts Director, you will produce tender programmes compliant with ITT, Tender Sum, Design (where appropriate), and produce assurances and methodologies agreed with suppliers, subcontractors and the bid team. You would also be responsible for delivering presentations of the tender programs to both internal and external stakeholders, at the project locations.

Ideally suited to a competent Civil Engineer or Project Manager with an interest in the pre-construction tender stages of the bid process, or a project programmer with good construction experience, this is a great job with a very reputable tier 1 construction company based at home in Northern Ireland.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage the Primavera P6 programme for each tender and its storage in the company’s Enterprise Database.
• Provide detailed support and assistance to the Bid Team in order to enable them to evaluate key points on the critical path, and test and change logic where previously agreed, to either improve upon the tender programme or to highlight key concerns.
• Produce programmes, reports and/or extract filters as required by the bid team, including indication of deviation from the baseline programme in P6 format.
• Attend progress meetings with Internal and External Customers and deliver presentations on the tender programme as may be required.
• The management of designers and other suppliers’ programmes to ensure their sequence of works are fully integrated into the tender programme.
• Providing technical input and advice as necessary.
• Introducing improvements and innovations where appropriate.

Requirements for the role:

• Understanding of the construction process and a sound understanding of engineering principles and their application, such that works are planned and designs are developed with appropriate regard for buildability.
• Some experience of planning civil engineering projects, both at tender and delivery stage. Knowledge of Primavera P6 Software.
• General awareness of commercial issues relating to construction contacts. Ability to recognise and record change events during the tender process.
• Strong problem solving, skills with an ability to listen to and understand internal/external client requests, while maintaining clear communication of the planned works.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong organisational skills to organise and attend meetings with designers and other key suppliers to review progress of programmed work.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline is preferred, but HND/HNC or equivalent may be considered.
• Chartered or Incorporated member of professional body, or working towards it.

If you feel this Civil Engineer – Pre-planning role is something you may be interested in and you would like to be considered, please apply via the button shown and we will contact you upon receipt of your application, to discuss your suitability and the role specifics in more detail.

This vacancy is being advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised by Wellington Professional Recruitment Ltd are those of an Employment Agency on behalf of our client.

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