Senior Planner

Fawkes and Reece; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable construction firm in Dewsbury is seeking a Senior Planner to oversee high-profile schemes throughout the Yorkshire region. You will be responsible for ensuring that construction plans are developed and monitored effectively, providing planning expertise across projects. The role offers an excellent salary, car allowance, and generous benefits including 26 days annual leave, an enhanced pension scheme, and professional memberships.

Benefits

Excellent salary + car allowance / company car

26 days annual leave + option to purchase additional 3 days

Enhanced pension scheme

Professional memberships

Bike to work scheme

New starter gift

Company wide benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working on high profile schemes is preferred.
• Ability to create and update construction programmes.
• Strong analytical skills to identify planning issues.

Responsibilities

• Attend regular site visits to assist the team with planning issues.
• Collate progress information and understand concerns during planning.
• Create workable construction programmes and monitor updates.
• Advise and provide planning expertise across projects.

Skills

Planning expertise

Site visit management

Construction programme development

Monitoring construction plans

Job description

Reference: VAC-355415_1763646290
Posted: November 20, 2025

Our client has an exceptional name across the industry and are a great company to work for due to their excellent financial position and their strong pipeline of work ahead in the Yorkshire region.

Our client is active and successful in every sector they have had ambitions to success in - data centres, education, commercial, industrial, residential, hotels and health care, plus now construction management and major projects. This is a rear and exciting time for this region and you will reap the benefits and be a key part of the journey if joining the business now.

The role of a Senior Planner:

As Planner you will play a key role working on high profile schemes throughout the Yorkshire region.

You will retain an overall monitoring capacity for complex projects to ensure construction plans are created, updated, and amended in line with project needs.

This is fantastic opportunity as you will gain valuable exposure of the planning principles utilised on key projects and be apart of a great team.

As Planner your day to day will include:

• Attending regular site visits to assist the team with planning issues
• Collating progress information and understanding any areas of concern during the planning stage
• Creating workable construction programmes, monitoring and updating
• Advising and providing planning expertise across projects

Benefits for a Planner:

• Excellent salary + car allowance / company car
• 26 days annual leave + statutory and option to purchase and additional 3 days per year
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Professional memberships
• Bike to work scheme
• New starter gift
• Company wide benefits

Please get in touch with Ryan Hayes at Fawkes and Reece (Sheffield Office).