As part of your application, please include a cover letter addressing the following points:
- Why are you interested in joining the @one alliance?
- What behaviours and values will you bring to the role and @one alliance?
To make your application stand out, why not show us a project you have completed which showcases your ability to think creatively and deliver innovation and value?
Graduate Planner
Here within the Anglian Water @one Alliance, we are a collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, Binnies and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.
To do that we need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?
With an array of various and exciting projects to plan as efficiently and accurately as possible, our talented and forward-thinking Planning team are a central and vital part of our operations.
To develop our Planning pipeline of talent for years to come, we are looking for enthusiastic individuals with a passion for forging a career in Planning to join the team!
What you will be doing as our new Graduate Planner?
As our new Graduate Planner, you’ll work under the direct guidance of an experienced Planner in an integrated project delivery team and gain experience in developing and maintaining accurate and robust project plans. Working cross-functionally, you’ll learn to take ownership of the project plan, drive the project team to deliver the plan and challenge any delay and deviation.
With an established training programme geared towards you becoming a Senior Planner, you’ll succeed in this role by being enthusiastic, visible, and eager to learn and make a difference!
Key responsibilities:
- Assist with collaboratively developing and maintaining robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team by @one requirements.
- Liaise with Delivery Teams to ensure consistency of key assumptions on methodology and outputs etc.
- Assist with ensuring project plans capture the full project scope and the resource plan is maintained.
- Assist with proactively ensuring project plans are up to date identifying opportunities and risks in the plan and monitoring the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes.
- Assist with developing 4D animations of the project plan to aid the digital rehearsal of the project construction.
- Learn to communicate the effects of progress on key dates and challenge the team to deliver on time.
- Ensure planning standards are maintained across @one and published processes are adhered to.
- Complete and comply with all operational site H&S requirements to ensure safe working practices.
A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours..
To join us and develop your career in Project Planning you’ll be currently studying for or have completed a degree level (or equivalent) qualification in an Engineering/ Management/ Construction discipline and have a desire to pursue a career in a Project-based role.
With excellent IT and good digital skills, an inquisitive and logical mind you will be open to and communicate with a wide range of audiences. Being a pro-active team member, having strong organisational skills and being able to prioritise will underpin your drive to learn, develop and make a positive impact.
If you are looking for an opportunity to add real experience to your academic learning and develop an exciting career in Project Planning, please apply today.
Benefits:
As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes a range of benefits.
- 5% Company pension contribution
- Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
- Private medical cover
- Permanent Health Cover
- Company Profit Share Scheme
- Company car/van or car allowance (Dependent on position)
- Career Development and ongoing training
- Staff Referral Scheme
- 25 days annual leave with additional loyalty days (Full-Time equivalent)
- Volunteering Scheme
- Environmental and Social Value initiatives
About Barhale:
Barhale is one of the largest privately-owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists with 40 years of experience working UK-wide across the water, transport, built environment and energy sectors. Founded by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980, the group was originally set up as a specialist tunnelling contractor. While we retain our tunnelling roots, repeated success in several construction industry sectors has enabled us to expand our skillset and become one of the largest privately-owned infrastructure specialists in the UK.
What we do
We provide design, construction, and maintenance services to the following sectors.
- Water
- Transport
- Energy
- Built Environment
We also possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including.
- Tunnelling
- MEICA capabilities
- In-house design
- A steel-fabrication and supply subsidiary (BCS Group)
Who we are?
Barhale operates as a tier-1 partner for blue-chip, regulated, and private clients. We work as part of large frameworks, joint ventures, and alliances and on individual projects developing long-standing relationships based on Trust, Integrity, and Pride.
Our People
We employ a direct workforce of over 1,000 employees nationwide. We recognise that our business is only as good as the people we employ, which is why we value them so highly and invest in regular training and development, utilising our dedicated training facility in Walsall.
Our commitment to career progression, personal development, innovation, collaborative working, diversity and Inclusion, health and wellbeing and work-life balance is what makes us a Gold Investors in People Company.