Senior Planner: Complex Projects & Strategic Impact

Wates Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car / travel allowance

Private medical

Pension 8%

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Job summary

Wates Construction in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Construction Team, focusing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. You will be part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team and lead planning activities from pre‑contract through to delivery.

Responsibilities include producing integrated programmes, integrating design and procurement with construction, applying change management, and presenting proposals to clients and senior

Qualifications

• Able to work on projects that require a pass security clearances / DBI checks
• Experience on MoJ and DfE projects and comfortable with commercial strategies
• Experience working on live construction projects and on tenders/preconstruction
• Able to work independently within a construction team supporting all aspects relating to programme
• Able to present confidently to Client and Consultant teams and to senior leadership
• Able to lead or facilitate collaborative planning exercises
• Proficient with the development of tender, PCSA and construction programmes and able to identify opportunities and risks
• Proficient with developing logistics plans and schedules for contractor preliminary pricing

Responsibilities

• 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
• Engaging with supply chains, consultants, Clients and other stakeholders as part of programme development
• Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminaries

Job description

Wates Construction in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Construction Team, focusing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. You will be part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team and lead planning activities from pre‑contract through to delivery.

Responsibilities include producing integrated programmes, integrating design and procurement with construction, applying change management, and presenting proposals to clients and senior