Overview
As a Senior Planner at Wates Construction, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering high‑value construction projects by leading robust, well‑considered programmes from pre‑construction through to completion.
This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.
What you'll be doing
- Developing, managing and maintaining detailed construction programmes for a range of complex, high‑value projects across the region.
- Working closely with project teams during pre‑construction to ensure programmes are realistic, fully resourced and risk‑aware.
- Monitoring progress, challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve sequence and efficiency.
- Supporting the project team with progress reporting, change management and scenario planning.
- Engaging collaboratively with clients, consultants and supply chain partners to align on programme strategy.
- Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, sharing planning best practice across the business.
What you'll bring
- Proven experience in a planning role within construction, ideally on large or complex projects.
- Strong working knowledge of planning tools such as Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6.
- A collaborative, solutions‑focused approach with the confidence to challenge and influence.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain programme strategy to a wide range of stakeholders.
- A structured, analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
- A genuine interest in building lasting, high‑quality projects safely and responsibly.
What we will offer you
- Competitive salary & profit share scheme
- Flexible working
- Car Allowance / Company Car
- Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
- Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
- Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
- Industry leading family leave benefits including 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/
Our commitments
Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don\'t meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
We don\'t discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme.
Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk
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