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Construction Planning Support

Construction planning support for live civil engineering projects

1M Planning Services provides practical programme and project planning support to civil engineering contractors across highways, infrastructure, utilities and public-sector projects.

Support can range from developing a baseline programme through to regular updates, forecasting, critical path review and ongoing project controls.

The aim is simple: provide clear, reliable planning support that reflects how the work is actually being delivered.

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Practical planning support across the project lifecycle

Planning support can be provided at any stage of a project, whether you need a programme developed from the outset, additional resource during a busy period, or experienced support on an existing live scheme.

1M can work alongside project, commercial and site teams to ensure the programme remains useful as a management tool rather than becoming a document that is simply updated for contractual compliance.

Baseline programme development

Development of clear, logically linked construction programmes reflecting the intended sequence, access, resources, constraints and project milestones.

Baseline programme development

Development of clear, logically linked construction programmes reflecting the intended sequence, access, resources, constraints and project milestones.

Programme updates

Regular progress updates, forecasting and programme revisions to maintain a realistic view of current and future delivery.

Programme updates

Regular progress updates, forecasting and programme revisions to maintain a realistic view of current and future delivery.

Critical path review

Identification and review of the activities driving completion, key dates and sectional milestones.

Critical path review

Identification and review of the activities driving completion, key dates and sectional milestones.

Construction sequence and resource planning

Review of work methods, gang allocation, interfaces and sequencing to ensure the programme reflects achievable delivery.

Construction sequence and resource planning

Review of work methods, gang allocation, interfaces and sequencing to ensure the programme reflects achievable delivery.

Programme reporting

Clear programme narratives and supporting commentary explaining progress, changes, risks and forecast completion.

Programme reporting

Clear programme narratives and supporting commentary explaining progress, changes, risks and forecast completion.

Project controls support

Planning input into progress meetings, lookaheads, forecasting, change management and wider project reporting.

Project controls support

Planning input into progress meetings, lookaheads, forecasting, change management and wider project reporting.

Existing programme review

Independent review of existing programmes to identify logic issues, unrealistic assumptions, missing interfaces or emerging programme risk.

Existing programme review

Independent review of existing programmes to identify logic issues, unrealistic assumptions, missing interfaces or emerging programme risk.

Flexible planning resource when you need it

Not every contractor needs another permanent planner.

1M Planning Services can provide experienced planning capability on a flexible basis, whether that means:

Regular support across a live project
Several days per week during peak workload
Short-term cover
Support across multiple projects
Additional resource for an existing planning team
Focused input on a particular programme issue

This gives contractors access to senior planning capability without the fixed cost and commitment of additional permanent headcount.

Planning that reflects real construction delivery

Access and possession constraints
Work areas and interfaces
Gang and resource availability
Temporary works
Third-party activities
Approvals and information requirements
Handovers and sectional completion
Key contractual dates

NEC programme support

Clause 31 programme development
Clause 32 programme updates
Programme acceptance comments and revisions
Key Dates and completion milestones
Compensation-event programme integration
Critical path and float review
Programme narratives and supporting explanations

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Sectors supported

Highways

Water & Drainage

Utilities

Infrastructure

Structures

Public-Sector Frameworks

Why 1M Planning Services

Practical construction understanding

Programmes developed around real site constraints, sequence and resource requirements.

Practical construction understanding

Programmes developed around real site constraints, sequence and resource requirements.

Commercial awareness

Planning support that recognises the relationship between programme, change and contractual position.

Commercial awareness

Planning support that recognises the relationship between programme, change and contractual position.

Flexible support

Senior planning capability without the commitment of another permanent employee.

Flexible support

Senior planning capability without the commitment of another permanent employee.

Clear programme communication

Programme information presented in a way that project teams, commercial teams and clients can understand.

Clear programme communication

Programme information presented in a way that project teams, commercial teams and clients can understand.

Need additional planning support?

Whether you need ongoing project planning, help developing a baseline programme, regular updates or experienced support during a busy period, 1M Planning Services can provide flexible planning capability to suit the project.

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