Planner

Kier Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a detail-oriented Planner to join their Birmingham Highways Maintenance team. You will create and manage project schedules for capital works projects, ensuring timelines align with program objectives. The ideal candidate has proven experience in highways maintenance and strong organizational skills. This is a 12-month fixed-term role with a competitive salary of £27,976 to £33,000 per year along with an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highways maintenance and project planning.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office and project management tools.
• Strong eye for detail and excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining project schedules for Capital Works projects.
• Tracking progress against milestones for stakeholder reporting.
• Identifying scheduling conflicts and developing contingency plans.
• Facilitating communication between planning and delivery teams.
• Ensuring timelines align with programme objectives.

Skills

Project planning

Microsoft Office

Organisational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Are you a detail-oriented Planner looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? We're looking for a proactive Planner to join our Birmingham Highways Maintenance Contract team based in Thimble Mill Lane. In this role you will develop and manage programmes for our Capital Works projects.

Location: Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham - site based 5 days per week

Hours: 12-month Fixed Term 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary: £27,976 - £33,000 per year + excellent benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

• Creating and maintaining project schedules, allocating resources effectively across multiple projects
• Tracking progress against milestones and preparing insightful reports for stakeholders
• Identifying potential scheduling conflicts and developing contingency plans
• Facilitating communication between planning and delivery teams
• Ensuring project timelines align with overall programme objectives

What are we looking for?

• Have proven experience in highways maintenance and project planning within capital works
• Are confident using Microsoft Office and comfortable working with project management tools
• Bring excellent organisational skills and a strong eye for detail
• Communicate clearly and naturally build strong and effective relationships
• Enjoy problem-solving and take a proactive approach to risk management

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.

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