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Planning Manager
June 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Planning Manager
Location: North West or Midlands - flexible working available with home working and some travel to other offices and sites
Salary: Competitive + Company Car + Private Healthcare + Benefits
At Kier, we are Collaborative, Trusted and Focused, with Safety at the heart of everything we do.
We are currently looking for a Planning Manager to join our Highways Planning Team. The Planning Team is one of the core components of the business, at the forefront in the use of the latest planning tools and have robust processes which enable us to work in a delivery focused manner
Key Responsibilities
As Planning Manager your duties will be to provide development and management of programmes, planning and project controls functions. You will also be overseeing all aspects of planning, phasing, coordination and sequencing for our tenders and live projects, including the incorporation of design, procurement and pre-construction activities into a fully integrated, logic linked programme.? On the successful tenders you will then work with the on-site delivery teams to take responsibility for production of realistic and robust construction programmes, regular progress updates, schedule monitoring and reporting. You will also be responsible for effective communication of the project planning roadmap and performance measures to internal and external stakeholders
We are seeking candidates who?
- Have knowledge of construction programme development and maintenance
- Use industry standard planning software; Primavera P6, TILOS or similar
- Hold experience in development of tender programmes, based on works information and input provided by the supply chain
- Are skilled in development of pre-construction programmes linked to the construction activities and considering design and procurement
- Understand project time-location charts, resource histograms, and performance/production data analysis
- Currently provide critical path planning and float management
- Demonstrate strong analytical and numeracy skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
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. Visit our website 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 .
Closing Date: 8th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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