Planner

Robertson Group; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Robertson Rewards discounts

E-Learning access

Job summary

Robertson Group, a leading North West England construction and infrastructure business, is seeking a Planner to oversee planning processes and ensure safety, quality and best practice. You will develop regional planning procedures, support bids, and coordinate programme information from bid to contract stage.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, procurement awareness and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust programmes and commercially attractive tender solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning for construction projects, including bid and construction-stage planning.
• Knowledge of design, procurement and commercial processes as they relate to planning.

Responsibilities

• Strategic development of planning procedures to ensure best practice and robustness across regions.
• Provide planning support to regional bids, analyze programme risk and develop logistics solutions for bid submissions.
• Support the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions.
• Coordinate and assist in Client presentations/ interviews.
• Manage transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including resource and output calculations.

Skills

Planning

Bid support

Program management

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Some see what’s behind them. We see what’s beyond.

Job Role: Planner

Location: North West England

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as a Planner, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

About the Role

Overseeing the Planning process, you’ll exemplify our commitment to Health & Safety, and ensuring quality and best practice will be second nature to you. As a Planner, you’ll be responsible for:

• Strategic development of planning procedures to ensure best practice and robustness, including regional protocol for bid and construction stage planning, programme control and reporting
• Provide planning support to all regional bids, managing the appraisal and review process to identify programme constraints, statutory and contractual obligations, analyse and manage programme risk, and develop efficient programme and logistics solutions and material in support of bid submissions
• Support the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions
• Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and delivery of Client presentations / interview
• Manage the transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including programme assumptions, resource and output calculations, supply

As a Planner you’ll have experience in a Planning role or significant experience in front-end construction project management, with ability to operate at a strategic level, reviewing and developing procedures to reflect industry best practice. Knowledge of design, procurement and commercial processes, and the interdependencies and impact on planning and programming is essential. You’ll have the opportunity to expand and develop your skills to progress your career.

Our Principles - The Robertson Way

Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: https://www.robertson.co.uk/careers/culture

Benefits of working with Robertson:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Robertson Rewards App
• Access to E-Learning

Diversity & Inclusion

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.