Job Description

We\'re looking for a Planner to join our Hinkley Point C team based in Bridgwater, Somerset. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive +

Responsibilities

As a Planner, you\xe2\x80\x99ll initially play a key role within the Hinkley Point C team, working closely with our Senior Planner, to aid delivery to time and budget

Your day to day will include:

You\xe2\x80\x99ll play a key role in ensuring that the programme is, communicated, reviewed, monitored, and efficiently delivered across all stages of the project planning life cycle, supporting the project management team through construction and handover.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll work closely with the operational team to help plan the sequence of work, explore, and develop \xe2\x80\x9cwhat-if\xe2\x80\x9d and mitigation scenarios, contributing to a key stage of the project.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll monitor, collect and provide key short term planning data to support the project and business unit control and reporting.

What do we need from you?

This role of Planner is great for you if:

Demonstrable experience in contract planning for a main contractor, including contribution to and execution of change management

Experienced within a civils water project, with complex constraints and MEICA is desirable

Able to accurately monitor a programme of works, challenging, contributing, maintaining records of change, trends, and variances, and be able to communicate and adapt to the same

Competent within Primavera P6

Proactive mind-set with good communication and problem-solving skills

We\'re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don\'t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We\'re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.

professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.

pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)

Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.

employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

We\xe2\x80\x99re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Closing Date: 10 August 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Kier Group