Planner

Kier Group are looking for a Construction Planner to join our Strategic Projects team on a major project in the Defence sector at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.

Location: Cranwell, Sleaford

Contract: Full time, Permanent

*We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be doing?

As a Planner your role will entail:

• All aspects of planning, phasing, programming and sequencing for tendering, including the coordination of design, commercial and production into one truly Integrated Programme.
• Creation of look ahead programmes, individual trade package programmes.
• Monitor and update progress and undertake regular progress monitoring drop lines. 
• Developing ideas to drive improvement and consistency in the timely delivery of our preconstruction preferred bids and our live projects. 
• Supporting and mentoring project leads to ensure they have the technical software skills to produce their own regular look ahead programmes.
• Advise on the affect of any project slippage on existing programmes and update accordingly.
• Work closely with Project teams to assist in the production of accurate progress reports.

What are we looking for?

This role of Planner is great for you if you can demonstrate:

• Relevant construction or engineering qualification (HND Level Min)
• Relevant construction planning experience gained within the main / management contracting environment 
• Experience in the Use of Asta Power Project
• Full UK Driving License

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance  which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-AS2