Planner

Kier Group; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is looking for a Planner to support the Nuclear team in Suffolk. This role involves developing and monitoring project programmes, utilizing NEC compliance, and ensuring project delivery meets contractual obligations. Ideal candidates should have relevant experience in civil engineering and proficiency with Primavera P6 software. Benefits include flexible working options and a diverse workplace culture.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, civil engineering, utilities, or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contract requirements.
• Experience with major projects such as highways or rail.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and monitor project programmes.
• Prepare and maintain NEC-compliant project programmes.
• Provide planning input for Early Warnings and Compensation Events.

Skills

Experience as a Planner/Scheduler

Proficiency in P6 planning software

Understanding of critical path

Degree in Civil Engineering

Membership of APM, ICE, CIOB

Experience in major projects

CSCS Card

Education

Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering

Working towards institute membership

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Planner roles available now for tendering and planning Nuclear works in Suffolk ahead of future opportunities being awarded.

Location: Suffolk, site based some remote working available

Hours: 45 hours per week – 07:30am to 17:30pm Monday to Friday – some flexibility on start and finish times available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Planner, you'll be working within the Nuclear team, supporting them in the successful delivery of projects and be responsible for developing, managing, and monitoring project programmes, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, and provide accurate data to support commercial, delivery, and risk management functions.

Your day to day will include:

• Prepare, maintain, and update NEC‑compliant project programmes, developing detailed construction schedules in Primavera P6 with robust logic, milestones, constraints, and critical path analysis
• Provide planning input for Early Warnings, Compensation Events, programme submissions, and EoT assessments while supporting commercial teams with delay and disruption analysis
• Monitor progress through site visits, meetings, and data verification, producing weekly/monthly reports, dashboards, KPIs, and planned‑vs‑actual performance analysis
• Collaborate with project managers, site teams, subcontractors, and commercial staff to provide forecasting, planning advice, and informed decision‑making
• Maintain risk registers, develop mitigation strategies, and support scenario planning, “what‑if” analysis, and recovery planning to manage project risks and opportunities

What are we looking for?

• Experience as a Planner/Scheduler within construction, civil engineering, utilities, or infrastructure with strong working knowledge of NEC contract requirements and procedures.
• Proficiency in P6 planning software.
• Understanding of critical path, resource planning, and earned value.
• Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Membership or working towards membership of APM, ICE, CIOB, or similar.
• Relevant experience in major projects such as highways, rail, water, power, or public sector infrastructure.
• CSCS Card.
• Working towards institute membership (ICE/CIOB).

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier