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Tender Planner
September 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Tender Planner
Location: Flexible working available with a base location of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Responsibilities
As a Senior Planner you'll be working within the Infrastructure Major Projects team in our pre-contract department to be responsible for the tender planning and programming for large complex Civil and Rail Infrastructure projects.
Your day to day will include:
- You will be responsible for reviewing all documentation, identifying key data and presenting this to the team.
- You'll be developing construction strategies and methodologies as well as producing logistics strategies for each project.
- Creating comprehensive programmes that reflect the scope and strategy of the project, combined with appropriate assessments of risks and issues will be key focus for this role. Taking lead in communicating the effects of programme schedules to the project team and attending 3rd party presentations and meetings, together with presenting programmes and methodologies where appropriate.
This role of Senior Planner is great for you if:
- You'll be able to build excellent relationships with key stakeholders and confidently present to managers.
- You will have experience in Civil Infrastructures, Rail and design/construct projects will be required.
- You will need to have knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6, NEC Contract Form and QSRA.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enchanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
- professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
- Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
- employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing Date: 9 October 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.