Senior Planner

Robertson Group; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Planner to oversee planning processes and ensure health & safety. You will develop strategic planning procedures, support regional bids, and liaise with the supply chain. The ideal candidate has robust planning experience or significant project management skills, a strategic mindset, and strong knowledge of design and procurement. A compelling opportunity to grow in a leading family-owned construction company offering extensive employee benefits and a collaborative environment.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health & Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience in a Planning role or significant front-end construction project management experience.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level.
• Knowledge of design, procurement, and commercial processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning process ensuring health & safety and quality.
• Provide planning support to regional bids by managing programme constraints.
• Support the bid team to achieve attractive tender solutions.

Skills

Strategic development

Programme control

Risk management

Construction project management

Communication

Job description

Overview

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

Role : Senior 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 Senior 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.

Your new role

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 Senior 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
• Liaise with key supply chain to ensure compliance and alignment with programme strategy
• Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and presentation of bid appraisal material for regional Board settlement
• 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 chain agreements, supporting logistics, time risk allowance and opportunity

As a Senior 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 be ambitious and be able to pursue a career where you can grow and progress.

What’s in it for me

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 ofgrowth, 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 :

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 with Hapi Rewards App
• Annual Flu Vaccine
• Access to E-Learning
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• Life Management & Financial Support

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.