Senior Planner

Senior Planner

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join our Construction Delivery team based in Gerrard's Cross.

Location: Gerrard's Cross, covering sites within London and Thames Valley Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Based in our Chiswell Office, you'll be working on multiple sites across London and the Thames Valley area. As a Senior Planner, you'll collaborate with Pre Construction and Construction Delivery Teams, offering your planning expertise on projects ranging from £5M to £100M+ in value across diverse sectors including Health & Science, Residential, Commercial, Education, and Custodial. You'll be part of a supportive Planning Department of ten, reporting to a Planning Manager or Head of Planning.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Planner, you'll be working within the Construction Delivery team, supporting them in achieving successful project delivery across multiple sectors. Your day to day will include:

• Producing and managing fully integrated programmes incorporating all disciplines, with appropriate risk allowances and terminal float
• Attending regular site visits to independently assess progress and liaise with subcontractors
• Creating monthly client progress reports and providing planning expertise across projects
• Forecasting programme scenarios, developing mitigation strategies, and reviewing subcontractor compliance
• Mentoring junior planning team members and contributing to department development through lessons learnt and innovation

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Planner is great for you if:

• You have construction planning experience within a main contractor environment on projects valued between £5M - £100M+
• You hold a construction-related academic qualification (BSc, HNC/D etc.) and possess a valid CSCS card
• You're an experienced user of Asta Powerproject and familiar with Bluebeam or similar software
• You have strong knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract, including delay and change entitlement methods
• You can confidently manage your own workload while supporting and collaborating with project teams

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

Location: Gerrards Cross

Vacancy ID: 12006

Background check: DBS - Basic

Closing date: 7 Oct 2026

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full Time

Flexible working: Yes

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.