Senior Planner

Balfour Beatty plc; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 40%

25 days leave (pro rata)

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Planning team in Motherwell. You will lead development, maintenance and optimisation of complex construction project programmes, ensuring alignment with objectives and contractual requirements.

You will mentor less experienced planners while collaborating with project teams, stakeholders and clients to drive planning excellence across the business. The role offers smart working with substantial on-site involvement and a focus on delivery

Qualifications

• Significant experience producing and managing complex construction programmes.
• Proven ability to lead planning activities within construction or infrastructure.
• Experience mentoring or leading planning professionals is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance and management of complex construction project programmes.
• Ensure programme content is compliant with planning procedures, contractual requirements and project objectives.
• Identify planning scope, key project constraints, major quantities and factors influencing project delivery.
• Develop and agree optimum construction methodologies, sequencing and delivery strategies during tender stages.
• Produce high-quality planning deliverables including programmes, presentations, reports and planning philosophies.
• Develop and maintain Contract Programmes throughout project lifecycles.
• Analyse and monitor project critical paths, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
• Manage project baselines and support change control processes.
• Support effective resource planning, including labour, plant, equipment and materials.
• Monitor programme performance through project reporting, data analysis and KPI tracking.
• Work collaboratively with project teams, clients, subcontractors and other stakeholders.
• Provide strategic planning oversight and mentor Assistant, Trainee and Planner level colleagues.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Data management

Negotiation

Leadership

Tools

Primavera P6

ASTA Powerproject

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join our Planning team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of complex construction projects by leading the development, management and optimisation of project programmes and schedules.

Job Title: Senior Planner

Location: Motherwell

Company: Balfour Beatty

As a Senior Planner, you will provide strategic planning expertise across tender and contract stages, ensuring programmes are robust, compliant and aligned with project objectives. You will work closely with project teams and stakeholders while mentoring and supporting less experienced planners to drive planning excellence across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance and management of complex construction project programmes.
• Ensure programme content is compliant with planning procedures, contractual requirements and project objectives.
• Identify planning scope, key project constraints, major quantities and factors influencing project delivery.
• Develop and agree optimum construction methodologies, sequencing and delivery strategies during tender stages.
• Produce high-quality planning deliverables including programmes, presentations, reports and planning philosophies.
• Develop and maintain Contract Programmes throughout project lifecycles.
• Analyse and monitor project critical paths, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
• Manage project baselines and support change control processes.
• Support effective resource planning, including labour, plant, equipment and materials.
• Monitor programme performance through project reporting, data analysis and KPI tracking.
• Work collaboratively with project teams, clients, subcontractors and other stakeholders.
• Provide strategic planning oversight and mentor Assistant, Trainee and Planner level colleagues.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong data management and reporting capabilities.
• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Leadership and mentoring capability.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of planning software such as Primavera P6, ASTA Powerproject, Microsoft Project and Excel.
• Comprehensive understanding of construction project management principles and best practice.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, planning and programme management.
• Understanding of tender documentation, contracts and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of risk management techniques including programme risk analysis and schedule risk assessment.

Experience

• Significant experience producing and managing construction programmes across complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning activities within construction or infrastructure environments.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and key project stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or leading other planning professionals is desirable.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Professional and Personal Development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Jobs please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers

About Us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.