MEP Planner in Hampshire

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We're looking for an MEP Planner to join our Southern Region team based in Basingstoke. Location: Basingstoke – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 42.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired.

At Kier, our purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. As an MEP Planner, you'll play a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and monitoring MEP programmes across a range of complex projects including defence, pharmaceutical, commercial, custodial, and education sectors. This is an opportunity to combine your technical planning expertise with strong communication and coordination skills, supporting both pre‑construction and delivery stages. You'll manage multiple concurrent projects, acting as the sole MEP planner on each, whilst collaborating closely with construction planners and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining detailed MEP programmes using Asta PowerProject, aligned with construction master programmes.
• Monitoring progress through regular site reviews, working with site teams and subcontractors to update progress and highlight any issues.
• Presenting programme updates and planning insights to project managers, construction leads, and senior leadership.
• Coordinating with design managers, commercial teams, and construction planners to proactively resolve sequencing, access, and logistics challenges.
• Supporting risk identification and mitigation through programme analysis and scenario planning.

Qualifications

• Intermediate or advanced user of Elecosoft Asta PowerProject, able to create fully logic‑linked MEP programmes from contract award through to handover.
• 4–6 years’ on‑site experience as an MEP planner, with a strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and public health systems.
• 3–5 years’ experience in tender and pre‑construction planning, with the ability to contribute to bid submissions.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with experience using Bluebeam Revu for plan reviews and coordination.
• Strong communication skills and enjoyment of collaborating with diverse teams to achieve shared goals.

Rewards and Benefits

We're proud to offer our people a wide variety of benefits that can be tailored to your needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives. We are proud of the steps we've taken so far and understand we must always do more.

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. Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance which takes place before your employment. This clearance is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out pre‑requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case‑by‑case basis; we do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us.

For more information on our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre‑employment checks.

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