Senior Planner

Kier Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Construction team across regional locations with remote working options and occasional office travel. You will shape project delivery from tender through to completion on schemes ranging £5M–£100M+ across education, health, defence, and other sectors.

You will lead programme development, progress monitoring and reporting, and collaborate with clients, subcontractors and internal teams while guiding junior planners, to deliver safe and on-time

Qualifications

• Construction planning experience within a main contractor environment on projects £5M–£100M+.
• Construction-related qualification (BSc, HNC/D or similar).
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract.
• Full driving licence and CSCS card are required.

Responsibilities

• Create fully integrated programmes incorporating all project disciplines with realistic timescales and resources.
• Monitor progress and provide clear, accurate reporting to project teams and clients.
• Identify risks and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies to maximise success.
• Collaborate with subcontractors, clients and internal teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Mentor and support junior members of the planning team.

Skills

Construction planning experience

NEC/JCT contracts knowledge

Driving licence

CSCS card

Education

BSc/HNC/ Diploma or similar

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our Construction team based across regional locations.

Location: Regional locations - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: Full-time - 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.

As a Senior Planner, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our construction projects, from tender stage through to delivery. Working on projects ranging from £5M to £100M+, you'll bring your expertise to help us deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients across education, health, defence, and other strategic sectors. This is an opportunity to make a real impact, collaborating with talented teams and contributing to projects that positively affect communities across the UK.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering projects on time and to the highest standards. Your day to day will include:

• Creating fully integrated programmes that incorporate all project disciplines, ensuring realistic timescales and resource allocation
• Monitoring project progress and providing clear, accurate reporting to project teams and clients
• Identifying risks and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies to maximise project success
• Collaborating with subcontractors, clients, and internal teams to ensure seamless project delivery
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the planning team, sharing your knowledge and expertise

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Planner is great for you if:

• You have construction planning experience gained within a main contractor environment on projects between £5M - £100M+
• You hold a construction-related qualification (BSc, HNC/D or similar)
• You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject and other planning tools
• You have a strong understanding of both NEC and JCT forms of contract
• You hold a Full driving licence and CSCS card

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, we can have a chat.

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.