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VolkerWessels

Hoddesdon

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 85,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave

Birthday day off

Private medical care

Pension

Cycle to Work

Training and development opportunities

Maternity benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health support

24/7 Virtual GP service

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK (VolkerFitzpatrick) is seeking a Senior Planner in Hoddesdon to drive robust programmes for £1M–£100M projects in Industrial/Warehouse and Data Centre sectors. You will lead bid-winning tender programmes and ongoing delivery, visiting sites to resolve challenges and providing expert planning across multiple projects.

Candidates should be proficient in Asta Powerproject, with P6 experience preferred, and have an understanding of JCT/NEC contracts.

Qualifications

Experience in producing fully logic linked bid winning tender programmes.
Hands-on planning support from site visits to resolve challenges.
Proven ability to monitor progress and identify risks early.

Responsibilities

Develop tender programmes including design, procurement, construction, testing and handover.
Visit sites regularly to provide planning support.
Monitor progress, identify risks and implement proactive solutions.
Provide expert planning advice across multiple projects and drives excellence.

Skills

Asta Powerproject

JCT/NEC contracts

Construction qualification

Education

Construction related qualification

Job description

Location - Based at our head office in Hoddesdon, 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. VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings., VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

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: