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Planner

September 21, 2022 | Comments Off on Planner

We're looking for a Planner to join our Regional Build business based in Newcastle. Within this role, you can enjoy progression opportunities, flexible hours and the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities.


Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Contract: Permanent, full time - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.


Responsibilities

As a Planner, you'll be working within the regional build team, supporting them in supporting them in building projects that support and develop the local communities.

Your day to day will include:

  • Responsible for providing project planning support for all aspects of the designated business stream activities from pre-tender to final account stage.
  • Managing stakeholder and client's expectations by reporting on performance, budgets, time frames and logistics of the project
  • Conducting programme audits, prepare and develop full tender programmes, develop and maintain the contractors plan and attend tender handover meetings


Who are we looking for?

This role of Planner is great for you if:

  • Asta PowerProject experience
  • Use of Sketch up to develop your 4d Synchro plan to visualise the programme and create animations to bring the plan to life.
  • Navigating around consultant's models to develop construction phasing and sequence plans


We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

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 enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
  • 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
  • Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits


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: 21st October 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our

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