Construction Planner - Freelance Role

Randstad CPE; Woking; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a freelance Construction Planner in Woking, Surrey. Responsibilities include collaborating with preconstruction teams on various bids and developing construction programmes. Candidates should have Asta experience and a background in preconstruction or project management. The role is office-based at least 4 days a week with negotiable attractive day rates.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a preconstruction team for Tier 1 or larger regional business.
• Background in planning or on-site project management is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Work with preconstruction and estimating teams on bids in 2nd stage.
• Sense-check programmes and cost plans for sub-contract packages.
• Write package construction programmes and establish best practices.

Skills

Asta

Preconstruction teamwork

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Construction Planner on a freelance basis in Surrey. The company are a national Tier 1 business working on framework opportunities and single stage bids, each in excess of £40 million, in care, education, mixed use and local authority schemes.

Responsibilities

Work with the preconstruction and estimating teams on a range of bids in 2nd stage. Sense-check programmes and cost plans for sub-contract packages. Write individual package construction programmes and establish best practice with the commercial and on-site delivery teams.

Requirements

You must be able to use Asta and have experience working in a preconstruction team for either a Tier 1 or larger regional business. You may come from a planning background or an on-site project management route looking to change lanes.

Details

The role will be office based at least 4 days a week as you will have to integrate with several different teams of people. Negotiable attractive day rates are available. The end date of the current workload through precon is the end of 2025, so it should keep you busy for a while.

Please send an up-to-date CV or call me on (phone number removed).

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job Info

Job Title: Construction Planner - Freelance Role

Company:

Location: Woking, Surrey

Posted: Sep 15th 2025

Closes: Oct 16th 2025

Sector: Construction

Contract: Temporary

Hours: Full Time