Senior Planner

About the Role

With a strong pipeline of work, it's an exciting time to join the McConnell Dowell whānau. We are looking for a proactive and detail-focused Senior Planner who can bring energy, expertise, and collaboration to our projects.

About the Role

With a strong pipeline of work, it's an exciting time to join the McConnell Dowell whānau. We are looking for a proactive and detail-focused Senior Planner who can bring energy, expertise, and collaboration to our projects.

Key tasks will include:

• Establish, collaborate and work closely with  bid teams on the preparation of compliantce tender programmes.
• Establish and maintain the Integrated Master Programme (Design, Subcontracts, Procurement, Management Plans, Consent/Permitting, Construction, Precommissioning, Commissioning and Handover) on both the Baseline and Current Programme.
• Regularly update and amend programmes to reflect actual progress, the impact of scope changes, variations and extension of time (EoT).
• Implement and manage Programmes ion Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 to provide accurate progress updates, variance reports, critical path analysis, logic change reports, forecasting, together with providing advice to the project team on delays and mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain monthly Dashboard reporting (Progress Measurement System, Progress Curves and histogram) and provide clear progress reporting and delay/variance analysis for project and senior leadership teams.
• Work closely and collaboratively with project managers, engineers, and planners to ensure smooth and efficient project delivery.

What You'll Need

• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, construction, or a related field.
• 5–10 years' experience in planning/scheduling within the construction industry.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project Planner.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, quantities and data.
• Knowledge of and experience in multi discipline environments (Civil Infrastructure, Mechanical, piping and Electrical).
• Knowledge of and experience with Last Planner and other Short Term Lookahead Programme tools.
• Highly organised with excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in software applications (Excel, Word & MSPP), with a solid understanding of wider digital tools (3D, Navisworks etc).

**About Us

McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people. 

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia. Why join us? The work you'll do will have a tangible positive impact on people's lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals, and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that.  Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things. So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.Apply nowWe are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities, cultures and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for New Zealand and/or Pacific Islands and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks..

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.