Onsite Planner (Assurance) for Major Highway Project

Kier Group; Tebay; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car allowance

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Planner (Assurance) for the M6 Lune Gorge project based in Tebay, Cumbria. The role is on-site, full-time, with a salary in the £55,000–£61,000 range and additional benefits including private healthcare and a £5,900 annual car allowance.

The successful candidate will lead planning assurance, develop robust programmes, monitor progress and identify schedule risks within an integrated planning team on a prestigious highway project.

Qualifications

• Has planning experience on highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Understands structures construction, sequencing and temporary works.
• Advanced knowledge of Aphex to develop and review detailed plans.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 for complex schedules and critical path analysis.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining detailed weekly and medium-term project schedules.
• Using Aphex to produce logic-linked, resource-informed delivery plans.
• Reviewing buildability, sequencing and programme logic for bridges and civil works.
• Collaborating with Operations and Commercial teams to align forecasts and progress.
• Supporting programme assurance reviews and risk mitigation.

Skills

Planning experience

NEC4 familiarity

Aphex advanced

Primavera P6

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Aphex

Primavera P6

Job description

Kier Group is seeking a Planner (Assurance) for the M6 Lune Gorge project based in Tebay, Cumbria. The role is on-site, full-time, with a salary in the £55,000–£61,000 range and additional benefits including private healthcare and a £5,900 annual car allowance.

The successful candidate will lead planning assurance, develop robust programmes, monitor progress and identify schedule risks within an integrated planning team on a prestigious highway project.