planner Rushden, East of England, England
Job description
We’re looking for a Planner to join our team based on Rushden. Within this role, you can enjoy exposure to exciting projects, progression opportunities, support in obtaining further qualifications and even more.
Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Contract: Permanent, full time
Key responsibilities
As a Planner, you’ll be working within the Construction team and working closely with the Bid team, supporting them in manage the planning phase to determine the construction sequences.
Your day to day will include:
Progress reporting
Producing short term programmes for site teams
Being adaptable, willing to analyse and challenge information received from within the team and/or from the; supply chain; Multi-Disciplinary Consultants; or Client.
Who are we looking for?
This role of Planner is great for you if:
You can work under direction from a Senior Planner, but are also able to work autonomously
You have experience of being a Planner based on site
You are an experienced operator of ASTA
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.
Benefits at Kier
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
26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
A free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men’s health
An additional two days’ leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: https://www.kier.co.uk/reward-and-benefits-summary-m1-m2-grades/
Who is Kier?
We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing date: 14 August 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
