Senior Planner

Overview

Senior construction planner managing NEC/JCT contracts and project programmes

Key Responsibilities

• tender planning
• life‑cycle planning
• programme compliance
• integrated scheduling
• stakeholder liaison
• progress reporting

Tasks

-Provide detailed tender programmes, method statements and logistics proposals for inclusion in tender submissions -Provide full life-cycle planning support to multiple projects; tenders, pre-construction and live projects -Ensure that the programme content and functionality is compliant with Morrison Construction’s standards -Review documents, specifications and scopes, identifying contract requires and major constraints -Produce detailed fully integrated design, procurement and construction stage Contract Programmes, that are fully resourced and value-loaded -Identify alternative methodologies/sequences that improve project completion date(s) -Liaise with internal and external key stakeholders and third parties to establish optimum, compliant programmes -Provide outline plans and methodologies at tender stage -Promote the company at tender and contract interviews, presentations and meetings -Ascertain and report progress on pre-construction and live projects, foreseeing potential delays and advising of mitigation measures -Visit sites to ascertain conditions and constraints to be taken into account when preparing tender programmes and method statements -Support and develop Junior team members where required -Develop Construction, Completion and Mitigation Programmes at relevant stages of the projects, whilst maintaining Contract integrity as required

Requirements

• 3d/4d
• nec
• jct
• 2-stage
• asta
• ms project

What You Bring

-3D/4D visualisation experience -Have a strong working knowledge of the NEC contract, NEC-complaint programmes, and the administration of the contract -Strong working knowledge of the NEC and JCT Contracts -2-stage tendering experience preferable -Proficiency in Asta Power Project, Microsoft Project, and MS Office

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Benefits

-Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role -Cycle to Work schemes -Comprehensive pension plan -Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it -Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays -Childcare vouchers -Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme -A wide range of corporate discounts

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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