Assistant Design Planner

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Creating, updating, and managing design programmes using Primavera P6.
• Responding to emerging issues and adapting plans accordingly.
• Liaising with internal design teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to coordinate phases of design development.
• Producing tender programmes to support bid submissions.
• Reviewing and administering design schedules to ensure accuracy and feasibility.
• Collaborating closely with construction, project management, and technical teams.
• Monitoring project progress to ensure alignment with agreed timescales and cost plans.
• Forecasting resource requirements while maintaining a holistic overview of the Omexom Design Business Unit.
• Evaluating the impact of design changes on programme delivery.

Governance and Stakeholder Interfaces

• Business Unit General Manager
• Heads of Design
• Design Managers
• Lead Design Engineers
• Client representatives
• Supplier representatives
• Operations and Project Managers
• Internal Design Teams

Person Specification

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong mix of technical planning expertise, sector-specific experience, and a collaborative approach to project delivery.
• They will be able to work independently whilst enjoying being part of a friendly, ambitious and growing team.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience working on major projects within the energy sector, ideally in electricity transmission.
• High proficiency in Primavera P6, including:
• Resource and cost loading
• Resource and Financial forecasting
• Generating graphical and tabular progress reports
• Strong planning and scheduling expertise.
• Ability to build programmes from first principles and critically assess supplier schedules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good knowledge of NEC3/4 contracts and their application to programming.
• Familiarity with CDM regulations and their influence on project timelines.
• Cum competent report writing and presentation skills.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.
• Strong IT proficiency, especially in Microsoft Office, MS Project, and Excel (including use of functions, data lookups, filtering, manipulation, and summarisation).

Desirable Criteria

• Significant construction experience on large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of Construction Management principles.
• Previous experience in planning for design teams or functions.

Values

• Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.
• Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.
• Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.