Senior Planner

Kier Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Chiswell Office team, London and Thames Valley. The role is site-based with 40 hours per week and flexibility.

You will work across multiple sites, providing planning expertise for projects ranging from £5M to £100M+ in Health, Residential, Commercial, Education and Custodial sectors. You will produce integrated programmes, monitor schedules, and collaborate with Pre-Construction and Construction Delivery Teams to drive project success.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing integrated programmes across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with time risk allowances and coordinating trade packages.
• Strong ability to forecast scenarios and advise project teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage fully integrated programmes for projects across multiple sites.
• Create and monitor tender event schedules, procurement schedules, and site logistics.
• Contribute to weekly project team progress reports and monthly client progress programmes.
• Liaise with sub-contractors, conduct site visits, and monitor progress.
• Forecast programme scenarios and develop mitigation strategies with project teams.

Skills

Programme management

Tender scheduling

Progress reporting

Site liaison

Forecasting

Education

Construction related qualification

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our Chiswell Office team based in London and the Thames Valley area.

Location: Site Based / Chiswell Office, London and Thames ValleyHours: 40 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Based in our Chiswell Office, you'll be working across multiple sites within the London and Thames Valley area. As a Senior Planner, you'll collaborate with our Pre Construction and Construction Delivery Teams, offering planning expertise on exciting projects ranging from £5M to over £100M in value across Health & Science, Residential, Commercial, Education, and Custodial sectors.

What will you be responsible for?

• Producing and managing fully integrated programmes incorporating all disciplines, with time risk allowances and agreement with trade packages
• Creating and monitoring tender event schedules, procurement schedules, site logistics, and scaffold schedules
• Contributing to weekly project team progress reports and producing monthly client progressed programmes
• Liaising with sub-contractors, conducting regular site visits, and assessing progress independently
• Forecasting programme scenarios, developing mitigation strategies, and advising project teams on planning expertise

What are we looking for?

• You have construction planning experience in a main contractor environment on projects between £5M - £100M+ in value
• You hold a construction related academic qualification (BSc, HNC/D etc.)
• You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject and familiar with planning techniques and toolsets
• You have proven understanding of construction methods, plant, equipment and labour requirements, plus experience with NEC and JCT forms of contract
• You can manage your own workload effectively and hold a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

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.