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About this Pre-Construction Planner role at Brosnan

Brosnan · Onsite · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Brosnan offers tailored solutions in building remediation, refurbishment, and restoration that inspire confidence and create peace of mind for our clients.

Brosnan’s strong company culture is built around our purpose and vision, which drives how we approach and deliver our award-winning commercial projects. We know this starts with having the best people on our team – people who take ownership and develop innovative solutions.

At Brosnan, we are serious about career development and offer opportunities for learning, training, and growth. We build relationships with people who share our purpose of making a positive difference and are excited to help restore people’s confidence in construction.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an individual who has a strong understanding of construction planning and methodologies, enjoys problem-solving and takes pride in producing accurate, well-structured tender deliverables. You’ll bring strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with our preconstruction and operational teams. Joining this team will see you playing a key role in developing construction programmes, methodologies and logistics plans that support competitive tender submissions and set our projects up for successful delivery.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Produce accurate, proportionate tender planning deliverables that demonstrate Brosnan's understanding of the project and support a competitive, deliverable submission, including:
    • Tender review: Review the tender documents, client requirements, constraints, interfaces and required deliverables.
    • Pre-start and strategy: Prepare for pre-start and help agree the tender strategy, selling points, deliverables, reviewers and milestone dates.
    • Operational input: Work with the nominated PM, RM or reviewer to confirm sequencing, durations, logistics and delivery assumptions.
    • Site investigation: Attend site visits and record access, logistics, staging and delivery constraints.
    • Tender programme: Prepare a logically linked programme showing milestones, critical path, procurement, dependencies and completion dates.
    • Methodology: Prepare a project-specific methodology focused on key risks, staging, access, logistics, temporary works and delivery approach.
    • Logistics plans: Prepare site establishment, traffic, delivery, scaffold, propping and staging plans as required.
    • Temporary works: Identify key temporary works, lifting, access, hardstand, weather protection, security and enabling requirements.
    • Key subcontractors: Obtain targeted input from subcontractors and suppliers that influence the critical path, price or high-risk work.
    • Milestone delivery: Develop deliverables through the agreed tender milestones proces
    • Review and finalisation: Coordinate reviews, record assumptions and decisions, incorporate feedback and finalise submission outputs.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in construction planning, preconstruction or project delivery, ideally within the commercial construction sector.
  • Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, staging, site logistics, temporary works and project delivery constraints.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop detailed tender programmes, identify critical paths, and assess project risks, dependencies and key milestones.
  • Experience preparing tender methodologies, construction programmes and logistics plans to support competitive and deliverable tender submissions.
  • Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to align construction programmes and methodologies with project costs, resources and tender pricing assumptions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and bid writers.
  • Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tender deadlines.
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Project and familiarity with AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, are essential. Experience with CM Builder and Bluebeam would be advantageous.
  • A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to contribute to the development of planning templates, processes and tender submission standards.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and remuneration package
  • Ongoing training and support for professional development
  • Work alongside an ambitious, supportive team in a diverse environment
  • Drive change, make a positive difference, and build confidence in construction for the industry
  • Deliver high-profile, complex commercial projects
  • Shape your own opportunities and career journey
  • Health, Life, Trauma & Income Protection Insurance
  • A great range of other wellness and corporate benefits
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About Brosnan

Brosnan offers tailored solutions in building remediation, refurbishment, and restoration that inspire confidence and create peace of mind for our clients.

Brosnan’s strong company culture is built around our purpose and vision, which drives how we approach and deliver our award-winning commercial projects. We know this starts with having the best people on our team – people who take ownership and develop innovative solutions.

At Brosnan, we are serious about career development and offer opportunities for learning, training, and growth. We build relationships with people who share our purpose of making a positive difference and are excited to help restore people’s confidence in construction.

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