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Planner
December 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Planner
Location: Castlepoint Shopping Centre, Bournemouth with flexible working available
Business Area: Kier Infrastructure - Major Projects
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
The team here at Kier Group are trusted to deliver on the UK's most critical national infrastructure projects. From Crossrail to Hinkley Point C, our building work spans once-in-a-lifetime urban regeneration and landmark commercial developments, right through to cutting-edge laboratories and large-scale public sector facilities - completed end-to-end by our in-house team with the expertise and vision to deliver high-value, complex projects.
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading Construction and Infrastructure services, working on projects such as Hinkley Point C and Mogden Sewage Treatment Works. We are now recruiting for a Planner to initially manage, monitor and develop all aspects of our Castlepoint Shopping Centre programme of works.
Key Responsibilities
In this exciting Planner role, you'll initially play a key role within the Castlepoint Shopping Centre project to aid delivery to time and budget. You'll ensure the programme is continually developed, communicated, reviewed, monitored, and efficiently delivered across all stages of the project planning life cycle, supporting the project management team through construction and handover.
You'll work closely with the operational team to plan the sequence of work, explore, and develop "what-if" scenarios and the resourcing of the project. You'll also provide key data to support the business unit project control and reporting.
Due to business needs, this role will develop beyond Castlepoint into support for other live projects and with potential support for our winning team too.
What do we need from you?
You'll have:
- Demonstrable experience in contract planning for a main contractor under NEC 3 contract conditions, including change management
- Experience of demolition and construction of large-scale structures is desirable, with a sound technical knowledge of the construction process
- Experience of civil engineering carried out in an environment with consideration of multiple stakeholders
- Competency within industry standard planning software
- Proactive mind-set with good communication and problem-solving skills
- Previous operational site delivery background
Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: Friday 4th Febuary 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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