Senior Planner

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Company Name: Kier

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our construction team based in Leeds.

Location: Leeds - Flexibility for some hybrid working Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. We're excited to welcome a Senior Planner to our planning team in Leeds. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with project teams, guiding them through the development of realistic construction programmes from tender through to successful delivery. Your expertise will help ensure our projects run smoothly, on time, and to the highest standards.

What will you be responsible for? As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the planning team, supporting them in delivering exceptional project outcomes.

Your day to day will include: Developing integrated programmes for tender activities, coordinating design, commercial and production elements Creating and maintaining look-ahead programmes and individual trade package programmes Monitoring project progress and providing regular updates to ensure timely delivery Supporting and mentoring project leads to enhance their planning and software skills Advising on the impact of project changes and updating programmes accordingly What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Planner is great for you if: You're experienced in planning software such as Primavera P6, Asta or Microsoft Project You have demonstrable experience working on build tenders and live projects with a main contractor You possess strong knowledge of NEC and JCT Contract Conditions You have excellent communication skills and enjoy collaborating across teams in an advisory capacity You're highly organised with a keen eye for detail and able to manage multiple concurrent projects We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. Rewards and benefits We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here . 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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here . As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier. #LI-SM1