Senior Planner

Overview

Senior Planner for civil engineering projects, handling tender and contract planning

Key Responsibilities

• contract programme
• tender programme
• planning deliverables
• resource levelling
• risk identification
• stakeholder management

Tasks

Under the supervision of the Planning Manager and Project lead to be responsible for implementing the requirements of the project planning/programme requirements in accordance with the VolkerStevin Planning Standards, ensuring compliance with the business management systems. The role may also have aspects of team management as and when required. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. A key part of the role is to establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with the project team, customer, supply chain and the wider planning community, becoming an integrated member of the project team. -Interfacing with third parties to identify and resolve issues -Identifying planning scope, programme constraints and contract requirements -Ensuring that the Contract Programme is produced, managed and maintained in accordance with the VolkerStevin Planning Standards -Develop key methods of construction, sequencing, installation and commissioning works and agree with operational support and the Bid Team -The issue and communication of the Contract Programme to the Project Lead for onward issue to Client and Project Team -Apply resource levelling techniques during programme production for labour, plant and materials -Actively value engineering alternatives and identify risks/opportunities -Reconciling VolkerStevin and sub-contract plant/labour and major material elements with the Estimator -Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including tender planning worksheet, presentations, reports and drive the planning philosophy/strategy -Produce the Tender Programme and supporting information in accordance with the tender requirements -Manage file and data storage within workspace/Asite -Maintaining the planning deliverables in the timeframe agreed with the Project Team. These include monthly contract programme updates, monthly programme reporting and submission documentation -Actively develop their knowledge and experience of planning techniques, tools and competencies -Establishing and agreeing construction outputs, project calendars and working hours with operational support and Estimator -Effectively communicates the planning and programme elements at the tender handover meeting. -Ensuring that the programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures and guidance -Generation of time risk quantum and strategy for delivery stage for approval by the Planning Manager/Bid Manager -Meets deadlines through effective time management -Identifying major quantities and factors that may affect the programme

Requirements

• volkerstevin
• risk management
• professional membership
• contract knowledge
• construction knowledge
• communication

What You Bring

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. -Risk & Opportunity - Be able to develop the project time risk strategy and seek opportunity -A Degree or HND in a relevant subject is desirable, as is Professional membership of one or more of the following: RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE. -Be a proficient user of the VolkerStevin suite of planning software and provide guidance to others -Continually develop construction techniques knowledge and experience -Communication - Active part of the project team with effective communication skills both written and oral. -Digital Planning - Proficient user of planning software and reports -Working knowledge of various forms of contract, specifications, methods of measurements, ECI experience, procedures and have the ability to direct focus of teams to required output -Commercial Knowledge - Have practical experience of various contract and programme/planning requirements within contract -Construction Knowledge - Have a broad knowledge of various construction methods and techniques

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Benefits

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. -24/7 Virtual GP service -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Option to buy additional annual leave -Competitive salary -Cycle to Work scheme -Private medical care -Life Assurance -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Employee Assistance programme

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all candidates