Senior Planner

Wates Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK construction firm is seeking a Senior Planner to join its Construction Team in Newbury. The role emphasizes effective planning and programming services for both pre-contract and project teams. Candidates should possess strong analytical and planning skills and an ability to work in a collaborative team environment. The firm offers competitive salaries, flexible working, and extensive benefits designed to support career progression and personal well-being.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Private Medical

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven analytical and planning skills required.
• Experience in managing performance measurement throughout project lifecycles.
• Ability to produce and review schedules effectively.

Responsibilities

• Instigate and monitor performance criteria throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure integration of design and procurement elements with construction.
• Manage changes and advise on extension of time issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning skills

Team collaboration

Job description

The Vacancy

Wates Construction are looking for a Senior Planner to join our Construction Team in the South where we are focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about working within a team environment, have proven analytical and planning skills and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Planners are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to provide an effective and professional planning and programming services for pre-contract and project teams.

As our Senior Planner you will:

• Instigate and monitor a balanced suite of performance measurement criteria throughout a project’s lifecycle
• Ensure proper integration of design and procurement elements of programmes with construction
• Produce integrated tender programme and method statement and present proposals to settlement meeting
• Change management: review programme effect of changes and advise on EOT issues
• Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminaries

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

• BEST PROJECT – Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER – 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• GOLD AWARD – Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD – Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS – 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
• WINNER – 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards