Head of Planning

We're looking for a Head of Planning to join our Construction team based in any of our Eastern & Midlands offices (Birmingham, Castle Donington, Rushden, Cambridge, Stansted).

Location: Any Eastern & Midlands office - Birmingham, Castle Donington, Rushden, Cambridge, Stansted
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As Head of Planning, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our construction projects across the region. You'll lead a dedicated planning team, ensuring that every project is delivered safely, profitably, and to the highest quality standards. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, drive best practice, and support the delivery of major projects valued up to £250m. You'll work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, translating business objectives into practical planning solutions whilst championing innovation and continuous improvement.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Head of Planning, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering safe, profitable and high-quality projects. Your day to day will include:

• Leading and developing the planning team, ensuring compliance with planning standards and governance processes
• Reviewing and analysing programmes, identifying opportunities for recovery, improvement and risk mitigation
• Allocating resources effectively across bids and projects to meet business needs
• Providing expert advice and insight to senior management and functional leads
• Contributing to the Construction Planning Forum, sharing knowledge and driving improvements to processes and practices

What are we looking for?

This role of Head of Planning is great for you if:

• You have expert skills in analysing risk and opportunity within construction planning
• You demonstrate proven leadership capability, with the ability to motivate and develop teams
• You have extensive experience in planning across various business sectors, projects and contract types
• You possess excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• You have demonstrable experience in leadership, resource allocation and general management

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier