• Creating, maintaining and reviewing a programme of work
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget
• Liaising with surveyors, engineers and architects
• Producing progress reports and forecasts for team members, clients and stakeholders
• Breaking large jobs down into phases of development
• Using project management tools to plan timeframes
• Working with estimators to calculate the resources needed for a project
• Planning contingency programmes in case timeframes change
• Meeting with contractors and suppliers
• Demonstrating knowledge of construction
• Writing bids for tender
• Managing several projects with the support of junior planners
• Working between offices and construction sites.