Planner - Witham, United Kingdom - Kier Group

Kier Group

Verified Company

Witham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We're looking for a Planner to join our team based in Witham.

As a Planner, you will be reporting to the Senior Planner and will work closely with the pre-construction and delivery teams in managing the project programmes.

As your role within the business progresses, you will experience the full project lifecycle from working on tender management, pre-construction and delivering projects through to completion.

You will be exposed to exciting projects within various sectors such as aviation, education and healthcare, given progression opportunities, will be supported and encouraged in obtaining further qualifications and even more.

Contract:
Permanent
, Full Time

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the overall planning process to all levels of the business.
Provide planning support for the preconstruction team
Control, Monitor & Analyse project programmes with the project teams.
Attend project sites and offer planning support for the delivery team.
Assist project teams with supply chain programme management.
Creating site logistics and phasing plans for project delivery.

Essential Criteria:

Educated to degree level or equivalent (preferably construction related)
Basic understanding of traditional construction methods
Experience of working within the construction industry
Competent in the use of programming software (Powerproject)

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
26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
A free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men's health
An additional two days' leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice

Who is Kier?

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.

Closing date: 25 August 2023