Senior Planner

Wates Construction are looking for a Senior Planner to join our Construction Team where we are focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about working within a team environment, have proven analytical and planning skills and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

The role:

Our Senior Planners are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to provide an effective and professional planning and programming services for pre-contract and project teams.

What you'll be doing: 

• Instigate and monitor a balanced suite of performance measurement criteria throughout a project's lifecycle
• Ensure proper integration of design and procurement elements of programmes with construction
• Produce integrated tender programme and method statement and present proposals to settlement meeting
• Change management: review programme effect of changes and advise on EOT issues
• Engaging with supply chains, consultants, Clients and other stakeholders as part of programme development
• Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminaries

What we require of a Senior Planner:

• Able to work on projects that require a pass security clearances / DBI checks
• Experience on MoJ and DfE projects as well as competitive tenders, and familiar with the commercial strategies required for each.
• Experience working on live construction projects and on tenders / preconstruction.
• Able to work independently within a construction team supporting all aspects relating to programme
• Able to present confidently to Client and Consultant teams, and to colleagues and Senior Leadership teams.
• Able to lead or facilitate collaborative planning exercises
• Proficient with the development of tender, PCSA and construction programmes and able to identify opportunities and risks within each.
• Proficient with developing logistics plans and schedules for contractor preliminary pricing (scaffold, temporary site services, cranes, hoardings, etc)

What we will offer you: 

Competitive salary & bonus

Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)

Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)

Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Our commitments: 

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.  We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.  As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme.  Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk