Planner

We're looking for a Planner to join our Southern Water team based in Falmer.

Location: Falmer - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our water business at a time of incredible growth. As a Planner, you'll play a vital role in managing planning and programmes at contract level, supporting the delivery of projects that make a real difference to communities. Kier is committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals, and we value the skills and creativity that our people bring.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Planner, you'll be working within the Southern water team, supporting them in delivering robust programmes and ensuring project requirements are aligned.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing contract programmes, ensuring they're robust and meet compliance requirements
• Monitoring projects to identify trends and discussing these with operational teams
• Creating programmes of works and collaborating with delivery teams
• Identifying contract risks and opportunities, and communicating these effectively
• Reviewing planning processes to ensure they align with Kier's standards

What are we looking for?

This role of Planner is great for you if:

• You have experience contributing to planning functions for projects
• You're detail-focused with strong analytical skills
• You can communicate effectively across different audiences
• You have experience planning works through Gantt charts and other planning techniques
• You understand how different programme documents flow together

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.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step towards a rewarding career with us!

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.