Senior Planner

TipTopJob; Aldershot; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planner to join their dynamic team in Aldershot. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse range of large-scale projects, including education and infrastructure developments. You will be involved from the tender stage through to delivery, ensuring that all programmes are meticulously managed and updated. The company prides itself on its commitment to staff development and offers hybrid working options, full training, and unlimited opportunities for advancement. If you are looking to make a significant impact in a thriving environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full training

Bespoke development packages

Unlimited advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale projects over GBP30 million.
• Competent in NEC contracts and familiar with BIM and BREEAM.

Responsibilities

• Manage and update construction programmes from tender to delivery.
• Collaborate with design and commercial teams to ensure timely project execution.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Identifying Opportunities

Problem Solving

Education

Experience with Design and Build projects

Experience with NEC contracts

Tools

Asta

4Projects

BIM

BREEAM

Job description

Senior Planner role for a Tier 1 contractor who has a regional office in Southampton to work on a new GBP200 million plus scheme for the MOD in Aldershot. The company is one of the most successful and profitable contractors in the country and has a turnover in excess of GBP1 billion a year.

They target schemes between GBP30 and GBP250 million on frameworks and repeat business opportunities with long-term clients and will also identify and target single-stage regeneration and development schemes up to GBP150 million. Typical schemes are large schools, multi-phased education schemes, student accommodation, MOD, large infrastructure schemes, distribution hubs, and large multi-use retail and leisure developments - a really wide and diverse range of projects to work on.

The role includes early involvement at tender and bid stage, working with the estimating, design, and commercial teams to establish specifications, phasing, strategy, and then forming the initial construction programme. You will work to update and amend both the overall programme as well as individual programmes and phases for each package of works on site until the final bid/tender is submitted. You will then be responsible for managing the programme through to start on site with the delivery and be expected to regularly visit site, update both short and long-term programmes, identify both opportunities to save time as well as look ahead to identify clashes and other issues on site, work with the design team and supply chain to ensure work packages are released on time, and monitor progress to ensure key dates are met. You will continue to work with the commercial and design teams to evolve and adapt future bids and programmes for best practice.

You will ideally have worked for a tier 1 or larger regional contractor on schemes above GBP30 million and have experience of both Design and Build projects and framework negotiations. You should be competent on NEC form of contract, demonstrate excellent work practices, attention to detail, organisational skills, as well as the ability to identify opportunities and potential issues. You must be able to use software such as Asta, 4Projects, and have experience of working with BIM and BREEAM.

They are looking for experienced Planners as well as senior staff as part of their controlled growth and development, and now is a brilliant time to join the business. They offer a competitive salary and package, hybrid working options, full training and bespoke development packages, and the opportunities for advancement are unlimited - they regularly recognise, reward, and promote the best internal talent.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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