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Graduate Planner – Development programme - 2024 – Peterborough

Are you ready to kickstart your career in a team where you can make a difference?

Join Skanska, a part of @one Alliance, where we think of innovative ways to keep the water flowing for years to come.

We are on the look out for a number of Graduate Planners with the end goal of developing you into a future leader.

What you’ll do:

• Assist with the delivery of the project plan
• Assist with developing and maintaining robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team
• Ensure project plans capture the full project scope and resources are considered and loaded as required
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan
• Monitor the critical path and key milestones
• Advising the delivery team on any potential changes
• Develop 4D animations of the project plan to aid digital rehearsal of the project construction
• Design and implement effective and value added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach
• Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to
• Appreciate and upload the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes with the mantra ‘Nothing is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely’ at the heart of all activities.

This role is based in: Peterborough

Who you are:

• You are in your final year of achieving a degree in Civil Engineering (ICE accredited) or Construction Management, or have recently graduated
• Enthusiastic about learning, personal and professional growth
• Able to take information from drawings to implement an efficient planning services to the business
• Able to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences
• You have a strong interest in innovation, sustainability and making a positive impact
• You work collaboratively towards shared goals and targets
• You are motivated to work in the water industry

This role requires visits to sites within the Anglian Water region. As such, we would expect you to have a driving licence or work towards obtaining one within your first year or working with us.

What we offer:

• Clear learning and development opportunities to prepare you for a successful and happy career
• Professional and social networking events
• Project management and leadership development
• Support to achieve your chosen professional accreditation and expenses paid for annual professional membership
• Employee led networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins Nationality Ethnicity, Military and Mental Health networks.
• An array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts through My Rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Multiple salary reviews throughout the graduate programme
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network awareness discussions and wellbeing initiatives
• Opportunities to find an area of our business in which you thrive and are passionate about

About Skanska

Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water.

About the @one Alliance

Skanska is part of @one Alliance together with six other partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, MMB, MWH Treatment and SWECO). Collaboratively, with our extended supply chain, we are delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We ensure safe and resilient supply of water to our customers. Check out the @one Alliance website to find out more about the projects we deliver.

https://anglianwatercareers.co.uk/strategic-alliance-partnership/anglian-water-one-alliance/

Applications closing date: 15th November 2024, however, we encourage you to apply as soon as you can, as we assess applications on a rolling basis.

How do you apply?

• Upload your CV
• Online assessments
• Video interview (motivational)
• Assessment Centre
• Offer

Programme start date: September 2024

If you are a gen Z talent with a passion for innovation, sustainability and desire to shape the future, we look forward to your application!

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.