Senior Planner

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our Keogh Barracks team based in Aldershot.

Location: Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot
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 recruiting for a site-based Senior Planner to join our exciting circa £240m project for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation at Keogh Barracks in Aldershot. You'll work with our established project team throughout the Pre Construction Phase and Construction/Handover Phase through to Q3 2030. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on overall programme development and monitoring for a significant project spanning 17 new build and refurbishment assets with associated external and infrastructure works.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the Southern planning team, supporting them in delivering comprehensive programme management for this major infrastructure project. Your day to day will include:

• Producing fully integrated and resourced programmes incorporating all disciplines, including design, commercial, and construction elements
• Developing and monitoring tender event schedules, site logistics, and temporary work schedules
• Liaising with sub-contractors and reviewing their programmes for compliance with contract conditions
• Forecasting programme scenarios, developing mitigation strategies, and providing planning support to the project team
• Producing monthly client progress reports and driving collaborative planning forums

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Planner is great for you if:

• You have construction planning experience gained within the main contractor environment
• You have a solid history of working on build tenders and live projects between £5M - £100M+ in value
• You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject software and Bluebeam (or similar)
• You have strong knowledge of JCT and NEC contract conditions and how this affects planning
• You hold valid CSCS accreditation and are willing to undertake HMG security clearance

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.