Planner in Newton-le-Willows

Some see what’s behind them. We see what’s beyond.

Location: North West England

Overview: Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. As a Planner, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

About the role: Overseeing the Planning process, you’ll exemplify our commitment to Health & Safety, and ensuring quality and best practice will be second nature to you. As a Planner, you’ll be responsible for:

• Strategic development of planning procedures to ensure best practice and robustness, including regional protocol for bid and construction stage planning, programme control and reporting.
• Provide planning support to all regional bids, managing the appraisal and review process to identify programme constraints, statutory and contractual obligations, analyse and manage programme risk, and develop efficient programme and logistics solutions and material in support of bid submissions.
• Support the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions.
• Co-ordinate / assist in the preparation and delivery of Client presentations / interview.
• Manage the transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including programme assumptions, resource and output calculations, supply.

Qualifications: As a Planner, you’ll have experience in a Planning role or significant experience in front-end construction project management, with ability to operate at a strategic level, reviewing and developing procedures to reflect industry best practice. Knowledge of design, procurement and commercial processes, and the interdependencies and impact on planning and programming is essential. You’ll have the opportunity to expand and develop your skills to progress your career.

Working the Robertson Way: Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means…

• We listen: Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.
• We are professional: Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.
• We take responsibility: Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.
• We are determined to succeed: Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.
• We are one team: We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

Benefits: In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension and valuable life assurance. What’s more, you’ll also be able to make the most of a range of brilliant extras. These include our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts at restaurants and cinemas with a Taste Card, annual flu vaccine, and Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family. We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of our office-based people and some of our site based people are able to either work from home or as part of our hybrid model.

Diversity and inclusion: When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.