Trainee Planner Bournemouth, England
Job description
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Responsibilities
As a Trainee Planner, you'll be working within the Alderney team, initially monitoring and contributing to aspects of the planning lifecycle on our Alderney water treatment works project. This position is ideally suited to an experienced section engineer or sub agent looking to make a move into a full-time planning role.
Your day to day will include:
You’ll initially play a role within the Alderney project to aid delivery to time and budget.
You’ll be learning how to ensure the programme is developed, communicated, reviewed, monitored and efficiently delivered across all stages of the project planning life cycle. This role supports the project management team through construction and into handover.
You’ll be mentored by the project’s Senior Planner but also learn from the site operational team, helping to monitor the sequence of work and resourcing of the project.
You’ll be collecting key data to support the business unit and the scheme’s project control reporting. This role could feature a secondment to our work winning team at an agreed time, and to suit business needs, to ensure that your planning training benefits from 360-degree exposure.
What do we need from you?
This role of Trainee Planner is great for you if:
You have an operational site delivery background and understanding of the key role the programme plays within a project
You have an appreciation of the key industry standard planning packages and techniques
Openness and willing to learn and grow as an individual
You have a degree of delivery experience of major projects with a developing knowledge of the construction process
You'll have a pro-active mind-set with good communication and problem-solving skills
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.
professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
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: 22 March 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
