Senior Planner - M25/Junction 25

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Planner to join our team and lead the development and management of complex construction schedules for our M25/Junction 25 highways project. This role is crucial in ensuring optimal resource utilisation and strict adherence to timescales, directly contributing to the success of the projects and as a Senior Planner, you will provide strategic oversight, mentor the wider planning team, and apply advanced scheduling techniques to drive project efficiency and effectiveness.
What you’ll be doing

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule Development - Lead the creation and management of detailed project schedules that comply with planning procedures and guidance. Ensuring that all program content is functionally compliant.
• Scope Identification - Skillfully identify planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirements, whilst also determining key qualities and factors affecting the program.
• Tender Collaboration - Utilise your expertise to collaboratively develop and agree on strategic sequencing and methodologies for design, procurement, construction strategies, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.
• Compliance - Meticulously produce and document comprehensive planning deliverables, including project planning, presentations and reports. Ensuring all outputs meet stringent tender requirements.
• Contract Management - At the contract stage, assume responsibility for the production, management and maintenance of the contract including the execution of change control processes.
• Resource Management - Expertly manage labour, equipment and materials to achieve project objectives whilst minimising cost and delays.
• Mentorship - Provide strategic planning oversight and mentorship to less experienced planners.
• Data Analysis - Assist the planning team in producing project data and key performance indicators (KPIs) track progress, identify deviations and make data led decision for improvements.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Maintain effective communications with internal teams and external project stakeholders to ensure alignment and address any project-related issues.
  Who we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Analytical Skills - Strong analytical and problems-solving capabilities to identify and address planning challenges.
• Communication - Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Leadership - Proven experience in leading planning efforts for construction projects, with a successful track record of project delivery.
• Technical Proficiency - Advanced competence in project management tools and software (excel, MS Project, Primavera P6, ASTA).
• Industry Knowledge - Comprehensive understanding of construction project management principles, methodologies and best practice.
• Relationship Management - Previous experience managing relationships with clients, subcontractors, and the stakeholders, demonstrating interpersonal skills.

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more