GRAHAM Group
Senior Planner - South East England
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About The Role
Job Title: Senior Planner - South East England
DIVISION: Build
LOCATION: Thames Valley Region
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
BENEFITS: Car Allowance; Subsidised Private Medical Cover; Life Assurance Scheme; Living away from home allowance (where appropriate); Contributory Pension; 35 Days annual leave (Including Public Holidays)
Are you an experienced construction planner looking to make a real impact on high-profile building projects? Join our team as a Senior Planner and play a key role in the successful delivery of complex and diverse construction projects across the region. Working closely with operational teams from tender stage through to project completion, you'll be responsible for developing, managing, and monitoring project programmes, helping to drive successful outcomes for our clients while supporting the continued growth of our Building Division.
Why Join Us?
- Diverse Project Portfolio: Work on a range of exciting projects across sectors including education, healthcare, commercial, residential, and public sector developments.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive, high-performing team where your expertise is valued and your contribution makes a genuine difference.
- Career Development: Take on challenging projects, broaden your experience, and continue your professional development within a leading construction business.
- Meaningful Impact: Help shape project delivery strategies and contribute to the successful execution of major building projects throughout the Thames Valley region.
The Role
- Develop, maintain, and manage project programmes from tender stage through to project completion.
- Produce detailed construction programmes, progress reports, and programme updates.
- Monitor project performance against programme objectives and identify potential risks and opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with project teams to develop mitigation measures and recovery plans where required.
- Support bid and pre-construction teams with tender planning and programme development.
- Communicate programme performance clearly and effectively to internal teams, clients, and key stakeholders.
- Provide planning expertise across multiple projects, ensuring best practice and consistency in project controls.
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Essential Criteria
- Proven experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within the construction industry, ideally delivering complex building projects for a main contractor.
- Advanced proficiency in Asta Powerproject, with the ability to develop, manage, monitor, and report on detailed project programmes.
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project sequencing, risk management, and programme controls.
- Experience in the preparation and management of tender, pre-construction, and live contract programmes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify programme risks and develop effective mitigation strategies.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present programme information clearly to project teams, clients, and supply chain partners.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the Thames Valley Region as required.
Desirable Criteria
- Degree qualified in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or another relevant construction-related discipline.
- Previous experience delivering education, healthcare, commercial, residential, or public sector building projects.
- Knowledge and practical experience of NEC and JCT forms of contract.
- Experience using 4D planning, project visualisation, or digital construction tools.
- Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional institution.
- Experience mentoring, supporting, or developing junior planners within a project team.
- A proactive approach to continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice in planning and project controls.
Our Commitment
At GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are dedicated to making our policies and guidance accessible to all applicants and employees. If you need this document in an alternative format, such as large print, audio, or braille, please contact us at:
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We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK, should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance. A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.
GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant’s experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.
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