Planner

Kier Group plc.; North Kesteven; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Planner to provide planning expertise at both tender and delivery stages of major projects. Responsibilities include producing tender programmes, conducting site visits, collating project progress, and updating construction plans as needed. The ideal candidate has experience with Asta and Microsoft Project and strong knowledge of NEC contract conditions. Join a diverse and inclusive team that values everyone's input and fosters an accessible workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience using Asta and Microsoft Project software.
• Planning experience in the main contracting sector.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contract conditions affecting planning.

Responsibilities

• Produce tender programmes.
• Attend site visits to assist with planning issues.
• Collate progress information and identify concerns.
• Create and update workable construction programmes.

Skills

Asta

Microsoft Project

NEC contract knowledge

Job description

As a Senior Planner, you will be working within the Construction Delivery and Pre Construction Teams to offer planning expertise at both tender and delivery stages of a major project. The Senior Planner will retain an overall monitoring capacity for the project to ensure construction plans are created, updated, and amended in line with project needs. Your day to day will include:

Responsibilities

• Producing tender programmes
• Attending regular site visits to assist the team with planning issues and drive the programme
• Collating progress information and understanding any areas of concern throughout the project life cycle
• Creating workable construction programmes, monitoring and updating regularlyAdvising and providing planning expertise across the project

Qualifications

• You are an experienced user of Asta and Microsoft Project software
• You have planning experience within the main contracting sector
• You have strong knowledge of NEC contract conditions and how this affects planning

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 and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (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 – to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/.) This role will also be subject to further pre‑employment checks.