Job Description

We're looking for a Planner to join our Transportation team. In this role you will be based in the Northwest and will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects that have a lasting impact on communities. This is an excellent opportunity for a high-performing professional with strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, looking to advance their planning career in a dynamic and supportive environment. The Lune Gorge Project will utilise construction techniques rarely used in the UK and this is an ideal opportunity to learn new skills and broaden your construction knowledge.
Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.
Location: Nationwide - site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week
Salary: 48,000 - 55,000 per year + 5.9k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits
What will you be responsible for?
As a Planner, you'll be a key member of an integrated planning and project controls team. Your responsibilities will include developing detailed and reliable programmes, working alongside operational and commercial teams to develop and extract data from drawings and documents. Track progress, identify potential risks, and support the successful delivery of complex construction projects.
Your day to day will include:

• Develop, manage, and refine detailed project schedules aligned to project objectives and key milestones. Interfacing with the main Clause 32 programme
• Reviewing past performance, recoding as-built works. Manage as-built information for use in delay analysis and for feeding back into long term programmes
• Assess and communicate the schedule impact of change events, recommending mitigation strategies to avoid delays
• Ensure full compliance with NEC contractual requirements, including managing early warnings and programme submissions

What are we looking for?
This role of Planner is great for you if have:

• Previous delivery experience in an operational role ie Site Agent and want to develop as a planner
• Proven experience in planning major civil engineering or highways infrastructure projects, within NEC contract environments
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, with the ability to produce, manage, and analyse complex, logic-linked programmes
• Ability to assess schedule risks and impacts of change, providing clear mitigation strategies and supporting contract compliance

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 a Basic 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
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