MEP Planner

Jobs for Humanity; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier in London is seeking an experienced MEP Planner to join the Mechanical & Electrical team across London and Thames Valley. You will develop, maintain, and monitor MEP programmes for complex projects, supporting preconstruction and delivery stages with strong coordination.

You will typically manage multiple projects as the sole MEP planner, collaborating with construction planners and design teams to resolve sequencing, risks, and logistics while communicating updates to project managers.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of on-site experience as an MEP planner, preferably on commercial, custodial, or pharmaceutical lab projects.
• Intermediate or advanced user of Asta PowerProject with the ability to produce fully logic-linked MEP programmes.
• Solid understanding of mechanical, electrical and public health systems in a construction environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and attention to detail.
• Proactive communicator with strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed MEP programmes using Asta PowerProject aligned with construction master programmes.
• Monitor progress via regular site reviews with site teams and subcontractors to validate sequences and identify issues.
• Present programme updates and insights to project managers, construction leads, and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with design managers, commercial teams and construction planners to resolve sequencing and logistics challenges.
• Support risk identification and mitigation through programme analysis and scenario planning.

Skills

MEP planning

Project coordination

Communication

Tools

Asta PowerProject

Job description

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Company Name: Kier

Job Description

We're looking for an MEP Planner to join our Mechanical & Electrical team based in the London region. Location: London and Thames Valley. Hours: 42.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. At Kier, our purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. As an MEP Planner, you'll play a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and monitoring MEP programmes across a range of complex projects. Working within our planning function, you'll support the successful delivery of MEP works on live projects and tenders across the defence, pharmaceutical, commercial, custodial, and education sectors. This role combines technical planning expertise with strong communication and coordination skills, supporting both preconstruction and delivery stages. You'll typically manage multiple concurrent projects, acting as the sole MEP planner on each, and collaborating closely with construction planners and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining detailed MEP programmes using Asta PowerProject, aligned with construction master programmes.
• Monitoring progress through regular site reviews, working with site teams and subcontractors to validate sequences and identify issues.
• Presenting programme updates and planning insights to project managers, construction leads, and senior leadership.
• Coordinating with design managers, commercial teams, and construction planners to proactively resolve sequencing and logistics challenges.
• Supporting risk identification and mitigation through programme analysis and scenario planning.

Requirements

• You're an intermediate or advanced user of Elecosoft Asta PowerProject and can create fully logic-linked MEP programmes.
• You have 4-6 years' on-site experience as an MEP planner, preferably in commercial, custodial, and pharmaceutical laboratory projects.
• You possess a solid understanding of mechanical, electrical, and public health systems in a construction environment.
• You have excellent organisational skills and can manage multiple concurrent priorities with attention to detail.
• You're a proactive communicator with strong interpersonal skills who enjoys working collaboratively across teams.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here .

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case‑by‑case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.