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We're looking for an Assistant Planner to join the Southern Planning Team based in our South West Region.

Southampton / Hampshire & surrounding counties

Permanent

As an Assistant Planner, you will work with the Pre Construction & Construction Delivery Teams to provide planning support on multiple projects at tender, PCSA, and delivery stages, ranging from £5M to over £120M in value.

The Assistant Planner will oversee development & monitoring of projects to ensure construction plans are created, updated, and amended in line with project requirements.

1. Reporting to senior planning team members & project leads within the region, managing fully integrated programmes across all disciplines (design, commercial, construction).
2. Monitoring tender event schedule (TES) / procurement schedule.
3. Producing site logistics, scaffold schedules, temporary power & water requirements, temporary work schedules.
4. Identifying programme float and reporting on its status to senior planners / project managers.
5. Considering alternative delivery methods and assessing potential sequence changes to the critical path.

This role of an Assistant Planner is ideal if you have:

• An understanding of programmes from PCSA through to construction.
• Operational experience in planning within the construction industry.
• Basic knowledge of planning techniques and tools such as Asta Powerproject.
• Awareness of various tender and contract documents, including JCT, NEC, or bespoke forms of Construction Contracts.
• An OND/HND in a relevant subject is desirable, along with professional membership of RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE, or CIBSE.

We value potential and transferable skills, so even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply and have a chat with us.

We offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs. More information about our benefits can be found here.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We welcome your experiences and ideas to help shape our initiatives. Learn more about our D&I action plan.

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