Senior Planner - Construction in Ipswich, Suffolk

Position: Senior Planner

Job type: Permanent

Location: Ipswich, full-time office based 

Package: Up to £80,000 salary (doe), plus car allowance and a great benefits package

The company

A Top 100 main contractor with a successful history operating across Suffolk and Essex is seeking a Senior Planner to join its pre-construction team to lead on strengthening their pipeline and tenders.

Specialists in multiple sectors, including education, commercial, healthcare, industrial, defence, retail and leisure up to £30m. 

The role

If you are looking for your next career challenge, this role is joining a small pre-construction team where you will manage and monitor project programmes for timely delivery across various construction projects, ensuring that all planning requirements are met.

You will:

• Lead the development and undertaking of the tender planning / programming activity within the pre-construction team
• Enhance our ability to secure works and to establish project controls and internal reporting from the tender stage.
• Ensure tender stage project delivery programmes are fully developed and contractually compliant.
• Produce programmes which are optimised in terms of resources and risk and opportunity, to ensure we submit our best value and optimised tender.

The role will involve close liaison with preconstruction & project teams, plus occasional liaison with our client and supply chain as necessary.

The candidate

Are you looking to get away from the day-to-day travelling to and from site? Thought about the move into preconstruction? Or perhaps you're already there and looking for a step up?

This position would suit a Planner looking to progress and develop in their career or an experienced Site / Project / Contracts Manager who wants to use their construction build knowledge and experience and apply it to the pre-construction phase.

Desirable experience

- Strong proficiency in Asta Powerproject and an understanding of construction methods are essential.
- Experienced on new build, frameworks and two-stage tenders
- Strong working knowledge of building regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM processes (ISO 19650)

Application Process

If you would like more information on this position or any other vacancy, please apply with your CV where it will be reviewed, and you will be contacted within 48 hours if your CV is of interest.

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