Senior Planner

VolkerWessels UK Ltd; Winchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in civil engineering is seeking a talented Senior Planner to oversee planning activities for the M3 Junction 9 Improvement Scheme. This pivotal role involves ensuring effective project planning, utilizing advanced software, and collaborating with teams to deliver essential infrastructure improvements in England. Join us in shaping a vital project set to enhance traffic flow and infrastructure in the South East, with a rewarding employment experience that values your skills.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts

Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training

Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health, physical health, and financial support

24/7 Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Experience in site based activities.
• Knowledge in planning software: P6 Primavera and ASTA Powerproject.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning for the M3 Junction 9 Improvement Scheme.
• Ensure planning meets high-level requirements for junction improvements.
• Contribute to project timelines and deliverables.

Skills

Experience in site based activities

Planning software P6 Primavera

ASTA Powerproject

Team Player

Job description

Senior Planner (VW06066) Winchester, England

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our project on a permanent basis.

The M3 Junction 9 Improvement Scheme is located in the South East of England to the East of Winchester in Hampshire within the South Downs National Park. The junction experiences significant delays and lengthy queues are common on the northbound off-slip of the M3 and the southbound A34. Traffic levels are heavy, especially between the M3 and the A34. More than 6,000 vehicles pass through junction 9 every hour during peak periods. This requires the following. DCO High Level Requirement is ‘To change the junction so that it has free flowing links between the A34 and the M3 in both directions.’ Start of Works March 2025 and Completion Autumn 2027.

The scheme comprises of 330,000m3 of earthworks of which approximately 50,000m3 requires modification. 2 x 125m long Underpasses that will be constructed using the top down method with contiguous pile walls, 2 x 45m span steel gyratory bridges with piled FRC abutments, 35m span steel truss footbridge with piled FRC abutments, 4 x subways, 1 x super span gantry, 1 x long span gantry and 9 VMS signs as well as as significant drainage, communications and other minor retaining structures

About you

• Experience in site based activities
• Experience/knowledge in planning software P6 Primavera and ASTA Powerproject
• Team Player

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.