Apprentice Planner London, England
Job description
We’re looking for an Apprentice Planner to join our Kier Highways team based in London. Within this role, you can enjoy discounts at high street brands, gaining a recognised qualification, working on exciting projects and even more.
Location: Edmonton, London
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Responsibilities
As an Apprentice Planner, you’ll be working within the Kier Highways team, supporting them in keeping over 27,000km of roads flowing across the UK.
Your day to day will include:
- Ensuring the rapid, efficient, effective flow of orders from receipt to completion throughout various maintenance processes
- Delivering reports from the relevant systems to the operational teams
- Liaising with supply chain partners
- Making sure that works are scheduled and allocated to make fully efficient use of internal work force
You will also study for a Level 3 Transport Planning Technician qualification with support from our experienced teams – giving you the practical skills and expertise to excel in your career.
What are we looking for?
This role of Apprentice Planner is great for you if:
- You can build and maintain strong relationships
- Can work collaboratively within a team
- Have experience in using various IT packages effectively
We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at [email protected] to discuss and arrange these.
We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.
Who is Kier?
As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.
We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.
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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.
Closing Date: 17 February 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
