Senior Planner

We Are Footprint; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Footprint is seeking a Senior Planner to join our North West team. You will develop and manage programmes from tender stage through to project completion, collaborating with operations, commercial and pre-construction teams.

Key duties include tender and construction programmes, sequencing, logistics planning, and supporting tender submissions with comprehensive planning data. Strong Asta Powerproject experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planner or Senior Planner for a main contractor.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing and critical path planning.
• Experience across pre-construction and live projects.
• Strong Asta Powerproject experience.
• Understanding contracts and programme entitlement.
• Excellent communication with site, commercial and pre-construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce tender and construction programmes using available tools.
• Develop construction sequencing, logistics plans and delivery strategies.
• Support tender submissions with programmes and procurement information.
• Collaborate with estimators, bid teams and supply chain to develop programmes.
• Manage contract, target and short-term programmes on live projects.
• Monitor progress, identify delays, risks and opportunities.
• Provide planning support to Project Managers and site teams.
• Attend client/project meetings to provide updates and advice.
• Assist delay analysis and programme entitlement considerations.
• Help improve planning processes and standards across the business.

Skills

Construction sequencing

Critical path planning

Delivery strategies

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Job description

Senior Planner – North West

We’re currently working with a well-established main contractor who are looking to bring an experienced Senior Planner into their North West team.

The business has a strong pipeline of projects across the region, with the role offering a good mix of pre-construction and live project planning.

The Role

You’ll be involved in developing and managing programmes from tender stage through to project completion, working closely with the operational, commercial and pre-construction teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing tender and construction programmes using Asta Powerproject.
• Developing construction sequencing, logistics plans and delivery strategies.
• Supporting tender submissions with programmes, methodologies, preliminaries and procurement information.
• Working with estimators, bid teams, consultants and supply chain to develop realistic and competitive programmes.
• Managing contract, target and short-term programmes on live projects.
• Monitoring progress and identifying potential delays, risks and opportunities.
• Providing planning support to Project Managers and site teams.
• Attending client and project meetings to provide programme updates and planning advice.
• Supporting delay analysis, programme events and potential entitlement claims.
• Helping improve planning processes and standards across the business.

Expectations

• Previous experience as a Planner or Senior Planner for a main contractor.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing and critical path planning.
• Experience across both pre-construction and live projects.
• Strong Asta Powerproject experience.
• Good understanding of programme risk, delays and commercial impact.
• Experience producing logic-linked programmes and logistics plans.
• Good knowledge of construction methods, labour, plant and resource planning.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of contracts and programme entitlement.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with site, commercial and pre-construction teams.
• Construction-related degree or equivalent experience would be beneficial.

The Opportunity

This is a good opportunity to join an established contractor with a strong North West pipeline, working on a varied range of projects.

The role would suit an experienced Planner looking to step up, or an established Senior Planner looking for a new challenge with a growing business.