At a Glance
- Tasks: Plan and deliver civil engineering projects efficiently while solving engineering challenges.
- Company: Leading contractor in civil engineering and infrastructure with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for training and professional growth in a thriving industry.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact on exciting infrastructure projects.
- Qualifications: HNC in civil engineering and site experience; programming software knowledge is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Our client are a leading contractor within civil engineering, highways and infrastructure projects. Given their growth targets, we are looking to recruit a Senior Planner to join their busy operations team. This role requires site-based experience as an engineer, site manager or similar. It involves planning the most efficient methods of project delivery while finding solutions to engineering problems.
You must also be able to provide support to the pre-contract tender team, assist with bid-writing and summarise their construction thoughts on scheme-specific programmes.
Main Duties for the Senior Planner:- Thoroughly review all tender documentation and, using your construction experience, consider options on how the scheme can best be delivered within the constraints.
- Ensure that while planning each tender, all possible alternative methods and strategies have been considered and discussed with the tender team.
- Jointly review sub-contracted work with respect to buildability and tender compliance, seeking advice from the Technical Manager when necessary.
- Assist with providing supporting documents for each tender submission as required.
- Ensure that any programmes and supporting documents produced comply with all schemes’ specific constraints.
- Provide advice and assistance on planning, methods of construction, solutions to engineering problems and programme creation.
- Keep up to date with industry developments, innovations, and legislation.
Are you the person we are looking for? The ideal candidate will have a wide experience of working on civil engineering sites, will have a minimum of an HNC civil engineering qualification and be comfortable working in a team. We’re after someone with good communication skills and ideally the successful candidate should preferably be conversant with programming software, such as Asta or Microsoft Project. Although this isn’t as essential as the correct site experience and training can be provided.
Senior Planner in Ipswich employer: Enable
As a leading contractor in civil engineering, highways, and infrastructure projects, our client offers an exceptional work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Employees benefit from a supportive culture that prioritises professional growth, with opportunities for training and development in project delivery and engineering solutions. Located in a dynamic sector, this role not only provides meaningful work but also the chance to contribute to impactful projects that shape communities.
