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Senior Planner in Southampton

Hybrid in Southampton·Full-time·Added 5 months ago (last checked 21 Oct)

Kier

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Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Southampton
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior level

Skills

Kier is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Southampton.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • You have construction planning experience gained within a main contractor environment on projects between £5M - £100M+
  • You hold a construction-related qualification (BSc, HNC/D or similar)
  • You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject and other planning tools
  • You have a strong understanding of both NEC and JCT forms of contract
  • You hold a Full driving licence and CSCS card

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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.

Visa & relocation

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

The role

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our Construction team based across regional locations.

As a Senior Planner, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our construction projects, from tender stage through to delivery. Working on projects ranging from £5M to £100M+, you'll bring your expertise to help us deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients across education, health, defence, and other strategic sectors. This is an opportunity to make a real impact, collaborating with talented teams and contributing to projects that positively affect communities across the UK.

What you'll do

As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering projects on time and to the highest standards. Your day to day will include:

  • Creating fully integrated programmes that incorporate all project disciplines, ensuring realistic timescales and resource allocation
  • Monitoring project progress and providing clear, accurate reporting to project teams and clients
  • Identifying risks and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies to maximise project success
  • Collaborating with subcontractors, clients, and internal teams to ensure seamless project delivery
  • Supporting and mentoring junior members of the planning team, sharing your knowledge and expertise

How you'll work

Location: Regional locations - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: Full-time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

What are we looking for?

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.

About Kier

Industry
Construction

In their own words

Additional information

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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