Senior Planner

Description:

About the role

Shape the future of planning with a construction leader that’s investing in the people and tools that’ll make it happen. We’re building big. And redefining what planning is. So no matter how large our £multi-million projects are, we’ll never lose sight of your talents.

As a Senior Planner, you’ll enjoy the scope to explore professional passions and exposure across landmark projects. The potential here is unrivalled. Help us shape what comes next. Leading the development and management of complex construction project schedules, ensuring optimal resource utilization and adherence to timelines. Aims to provide strategic planning oversight, mentorship to less experienced planners and contribute to project success by implementing advanced scheduling techniques. The Senior Planner's scope encompasses high-level project planning and coordination, playing a key role in achieving efficient and successful construction outcomes.

This is an exciting role within the UKCS Planning Dept for the Eastern region, working across multiple projects.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Planner with our growing business, you’ll:  

Lead, coach and inspire a team to shape the next generation of planners

Look at construction projects from every angle to decide the safest and best possible way to deliver them

Win everyone’s confidence and get them on board to follow your plan – including supply chains and subcontractors

Manage programmes of work to make sure we do what we say we’ll do in the right way at the right time to the right cost

Have a strong handle on every project by reporting on productivity, mapping predicted progress and getting out on site to ensure our progress data’s accurate

Make informed decisions on how best to proceed if any changes are needed

Be part of a powerful planning community who lean on and learn from each other

Collaborate across Balfour Beatty to define plans, update on progress and increase the impact that planning can make on safety and quality

Get the chance to mentor our Planners and reverse mentor our leaders.  

Who we're looking for

To join us and lead a planning team, you’ll need to:

Have significant experience of planning services – ideally within construction

Know how to use planning techniques and planning toolsets

Understand tender documents, contracts and specifications

Understand various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring

Want to work with people – we’re about teamwork, not siloes

Develop relationships, trust and confidence to get every team to do what’s needed

Be unflappable as situations change, plans evolve and decisions need making.

Why work for us

If you’re inspired by the chance to grow like never before through meaningful work, join us as a Senior Planner. As well as benefits that include a share plan, pension, recognition scheme, employee assistance programme and generous annual and volunteering leave, you’ll be safe, seen, heard and respected throughout your career with us. Apply now.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace.  Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  Our Smart Working policy enables employees to work flexibly where operationally possible and we would be happy to explore this with you. 

To find out more about our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, visit our website at   

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. 

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