Senior Planner - Hybrid: Tender & Preconstruction

Willmott Dixon; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Incentive bonus & car scheme

MEA allowance

Job summary

Willmott Dixon is recruiting a Senior Planner to support our Preconstruction team in the North West, based from our Oldham office. This role works in a hybrid manner with 2 days per week from home, handling tender and preconstruction programmes across the region.

You will develop robust, evidence-based programmes aligned to customer requirements, project scope and current legislation, while supporting the wider bid team to ensure programmes are buildable and commercially informed.

Qualifications

• Proven planning experience within a main contractor or construction environment
• Ability to produce accurate programmes, sequencing and logistics plans using Asta Powerproject
• Strong understanding of construction methods and technology (steel frame, concrete frame, timber frame)
• Able to interpret drawings, specifications and technical information
• Good understanding of site set-up, preliminaries and temporary works
• Experience of supporting preconstruction and delivery teams on complex projects
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Site-based planning experience (desirable)
• Working towards MCIOB (desirable)
• Awareness of digital construction, 4D planning and emerging planning tools (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Produce robust tender and preconstruction programmes using Asta Powerproject
• Develop planning reports, programme commentaries and method statements to support tender submissions
• Prepare auditable programmes based on outputs, sequencing and supply chain engagement
• Produce site logistics plans and planning information for tender adjudication
• Advise bid teams on the programme and logistical impact of design changes
• Support project presentations and present confidently at post-tender interviews
• Identify opportunities for MMC, innovation and value engineering during tender development
• Support live projects when required, including programme management and progress monitoring
• Undertake site visits and reports, and use as-built data to support benchmarking and productivity improvement

Skills

Asta Powerproject

Programmes

Drawing interpretation

Site-based planning

CSCS card

MCIOB (desirable)

Education

Level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 or equivalent)

Tools

Digital planning tools

Job description

Willmott Dixon is recruiting a Senior Planner to support our Preconstruction team in the North West, based from our Oldham office. This role works in a hybrid manner with 2 days per week from home, handling tender and preconstruction programmes across the region.

You will develop robust, evidence-based programmes aligned to customer requirements, project scope and current legislation, while supporting the wider bid team to ensure programmes are buildable and commercially informed.