About Barhale
Who are Barhale?
Barhale is a business founded on family values having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors including:
Water
Transport
Built environment
Energy
We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.
Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.
We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including:
Tunnelling
MEICA
Temporary and permanent design
Steel-fabrication
Signs (design and fabrication)
Health & safety equipment and products including PPE
Company Website:
https://www.barhale.co.uk/
Company Showcase Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA
Why join Barhale?
As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
Broad range of civil engineering and mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within as we believe this is a key driver to our success
Planner
The Role
Responsible for supporting estimators and delivery teams to ensure compliance in planning and commitment to the company objectives.
Key Responsibilities
General
Proactively support the estimating and delivery teams to ensure that planning standards are maintained across all projects and planning & control procedures are adhered to
Assisting with the tender, pre-construction, and delivery of a range of opportunities and live projects by collaboratively developing and maintaining robust detailed project plans
Assisting with establishing optimal construction methodologies, logic sequences and work outputs
Appreciating and upholding the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes
Win Work
Developing animations of the project plan to aid digital rehearsal of the project construction
Supporting the review of tender programmes and their compliance
Do Work
Fostering the planning culture with a great focus on weekly planning updates and reviews of performance
Monitoring the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes and leading challenge and mitigation actions
Supporting the preparation of reports and update of information displayed on sites in line with the reporting cycles
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Ensuring that claimable delays are captured and quantified
Supporting the development of programmes to demonstrate the impact of change in compliance with the contractual and project-specific requirements
Advising Operations and Commercial of project risks, float uptake and impacts on the contractual delivery dates
Key Measures and Targets
Monthly and weekly reporting timescales are met
Delays and respective entitlements are identified and claimed
Key Relationships
Customers and stakeholders
Key subcontractors and suppliers
Team members and other departments within the Barhale Group
About you
Essential
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Good understanding of construction sequencing and how a project comes together, gained in a site-level role for a contractor in the UK construction industry
Good knowledge of NEC and other relevant forms of contract
Experience in leading collaborative planning processes
Proficient in Primavera P6/Primavera Cloud and competent in MS Project
Good communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences
Innovative and supportive of other team members to enhance the effectiveness of planning across the business
Desirable
Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction is preferred
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;
Competitive salary
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical
25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
8 hours volunteering
Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
Leadership & management training and coaching
Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
Flexible working arrangements
Annual salary review
Continuous service awards
