Senior Planner

Company: Kier Group
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Overview

We are looking for a Senior Planner to join our Southern Water team based in the Southern region.

Location & Hours

Location: Southern Water – remote working available with occasional travel to the office required.

Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility available.

No sponsorship available.

What you will do

As a Senior Planner you will support the Planning Team and deliver programme and project controls across a dynamic portfolio. Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading a discrete planning team to deliver programme and project controls outputs under NEC ECC contract conditions.
  • Producing programmes for acceptance, impact assessments, and comprehensive reports with clear narratives.
  • Supporting and nurturing planners, fostering collaboration and consistency across the programme.
  • Analyzing contract metrics and making improvement recommendations to enhance delivery.
  • Working closely with commercial teams to ensure accurate forecasts and resource planning in Primavera P6.

What we are looking for

  • NEC planning experience within civils and MEICA-based projects.
  • Comfortable building relationships directly with clients and supply chain partners.
  • Experience managing a small planning team and enjoy supporting others to develop.
  • Excellent communication skills and a good understanding of commercial and contractual matters.
  • Competent in using Primavera P6 and thrive working to challenging timescales.

Benefits & Rewards

We offer a wide variety of benefits that can be tailored to your needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are a disability confident employer and encourage a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role to be offered an interview. Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are shaped by our employees.

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Posted: July 13th, 2026