Senior Planner

Based in our Chiswell Office, you'll be working across multiple sites within the London and Thames Valley area. As a Senior Planner, you'll collaborate with our Pre Construction and Construction Delivery Teams, offering planning expertise on exciting projects ranging from £5M to over £100M in value across Health & Science, Residential, Commercial, Education, and Custodial sectors.

As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the Planning Department team, supporting them in achieving successful delivery across multiple projects. Your day to day will include:

Producing and managing fully integrated programmes incorporating all disciplines, with time risk allowances and agreement with trade packages

Creating and monitoring tender event schedules, procurement schedules, site logistics, and scaffold schedules

Contributing to weekly project team progress reports and producing monthly client progressed programmes

Liaising with sub-contractors, conducting regular site visits, and assessing progress independently

Forecasting programme scenarios, developing mitigation strategies, and advising project teams on planning expertise

This role of Senior Planner is great for you if:

You have construction planning experience in a main contractor environment on projects between £5M - £100M+ in value

You hold a construction related academic qualification (BSc, HNC/D etc.)

You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject and familiar with planning techniques and toolsets

You have proven understanding of construction methods, plant, equipment and labour requirements, plus experience with NEC and JCT forms of contract

You can manage your own workload effectively and hold a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (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, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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