Senior planner 2019270

Our Highways business has seen impressive growth over the last few years working in collaboration with Highways England and Local Authority clients across the UK. Our portfolio of road projects has contributed substantially to the national infrastructure network and has seen us become one of the leading players in the Highways sector. Right now, we are poised for continued growth with successful positions on the Midlands Highways Alliance and Eastern Highways Alliance and the YOR Civils Frameworks strengthened with additional success on the Regional Delivery Partnership in the South West and the Eastern regions, where we will deliver six key schemes to enhance the strategic road network worth in excess of GBP435 million alone delivered by 2024. Employer Description Our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people rsquo;s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and working with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value. We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone. In addition to working on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package to including a competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, healthcare, discretionary bonuses and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. We will be committed to your wellbeing, training and professional development and we will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements. What you will be doing: You will work on our Infrastructure project and frameworks Ideally, you will be based locally, although we are open to subsiding relocation. As Senior Planner you will develop, update and manage the construction programme to support on time delivery. You will; Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment. Updating the Detailed Design Programme (Pre-Construction Schedule) along with our designers in assurance of providing a robust and realistic schedule that reflects the risk and opportunity that could impact key project milestones Review and develop the preferred construction sequence considering project wide constraints to confirm the duration in the overall scheme schedule Facilitate construction readiness planning Arrange, facilitate and provide output from client and supply chain collaborative planning sessions Cost load the schedule Generate Earned Value Analysis from the cost loaded schedule Monthly updating of the schedule and reports Update and analyse the schedule based on the effects of Compensation events or other events which may affect the programme. About You: We are looking for passion and a commitment for delivering excellence. If you have a solid track record of planning major civils projects in a highways setting then be sure to get in touch as I want to hear from you. You rsquo;ll need experience of working in the contracting environment with the ability to build programmes from scratch and report using P6. The ideal candidate will have progressed from a site engineering background so understands first hand how jobs are built. If this sounds like you and you are ready to strive for exceptional levels of performance, call me today! Our benefits: We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary. Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays A wide range of corporate discounts Cycle to Work schemes Comprehensive pension plan Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role