Planner

VolkerWessels

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

VolkerWessels is seeking a Senior Planner based at the Birmingham office with hybrid working. You will drive pre-construction and construction delivery planning for projects ranging from £1M to £100M in the Industrial/Warehouse and Data Centre sectors, visiting sites regularly and ensuring programmes are robust and updated.

You will bring expertise in construction planning, a qualification in a construction-related field, and be adept at communicating with stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

Experience in construction planning within main contracting sector (Build).
Track record on tenders and live projects valued £1M–£100M.
Strong communication and strategic thinking to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop and produce fully logic linked and integrated 'bid winning' tender programmes (design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover).
Visit sites regularly to provide hands-on planning support and resolve challenges.
Monitor progress and identify risks early with proactive solutions.
Provide expert planning advice across multiple projects, influencing outcomes and driving excellence.
Demonstrate strong experience in tenders and live projects (£1M–£100M).
Be proficient in Asta Powerproject; experience with P6 preferred.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Contract awareness

Education

Construction related qualification

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

Location - Based at our office in Birmingham, with regular site visits and hybrid working available. A full UK driving licence is essential. As a Senior Planner in our Building Division, you'll play a pivotal role in both the Pre-Construction and Construction Delivery teams, driving the success of projects ranging from £1M to £100M in the Industrial/Warehouse and Data Centre sectors Your strategic insight and technical know-how will ensure that every programme is robust, regularly monitored and updated to suit the needs of each project. What You'll Be Doing In this dynamic and influential role, you'll be at the heart of project planning, ensuring programmes are realistic, achievable, and aligned with client expectations. Your responsibilities will include:

Develop and produce fully logic linked and integrated 'bid winning' tender programmes comprising the design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover strategies that are compliant with tender requirements, design and chosen methodology without assistance.
Visiting sites regularly to provide hands-on planning support and resolve challenges.
Monitoring progress and identifying risks early, ensuring proactive solutions are in place.
Providing expert planning advice across multiple projects, influencing outcomes and driving excellence. Bring proven experience in construction planning within the main contracting sector within Build.
Have a strong track record of working on tenders and live projects valued between £1M and £100M.
Are highly proficient in Asta Powerproject and ideally with experience with P6.
Possess an understanding of JCT and NEC contract conditions and their impact on planning.
Have a construction related qualification.
Are a confident communicator and strategic thinker, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients., We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive., VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including: