The Directors of JCA are pleased to announce the creation of two new strategic management positions with in it’s national Planning operations:

Mr Andrew S. Aliprandi has been appointed to the position of JCA Planning Manager (BUILDING).

Andrew previously ran the Groups Resourcing & Recruitment Operations and will now hand these responsibilities over so that he can concentrate on Bulding Construction Planning were his best skills lie. Andrew has over 15 years Building site management and planning experience and is an expert in Project Scheduling for Building and Civil works.

Mr Nick J. Wenn has been appointed to the position of JCA Planning Manager (ENGINEERING).

Nick only recently was appointed as JCA’s assistant planning manager. However due to a recent management re-shuffle and Nicks strong communication skills and and preference to focus on heavy engineering and resource sector projects JCA are pleased to promote him to this new management position.

At a recent training session attended by local perth based construction planners/schedulers, a positive debate was entered into, discussing the virtues of planners with years of site based experience (but only a few years of software experience), versus those planners with excellent technical and software experience but limited actual exposure to site.

The arguments for both styles of planner / scheduler were strong.

The pro site experienced planners (nicknamed “Sitewise” planners - derived from the term “streetwise”), were quick to point out the virtues of their years of experience and know-how which enabled them to build realistic programmes from scratch. Those with trades backgrounds, also noted their added ability to understand production rates, rules of thumb, and construction methodology for the small detailed activities.

The Technical Planners (nicknamed the Geek Planners), rebutted with their ability to source the relevant information from various engineers and supervisors on the site/office, compile the detailed programmes then produce relevant and complex reporting from the schedule data.

At JCA we have Planners in our team fitting both stlyes, and concur with the merit’s of all. Regardless of the background of the Planner, most importantly we feel that excellent communication skills is essential. Much emphasis has been made to ensure that all JCA planners reach a suitable level of technical/site and communication skills to suit the assignment they are carrying out.