Senior Planner (Sizewell C)
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Senior Planner – Infrastructure - Leiston, Suffolk
Location – Leiston, Suffolk
Purpose of the role:
As a Senior Planner working on our brand new £124m major highways project in Leiston, as part of the new Sizewell C development, you will work closely with the Planning Manager in order to develop, update and manage the construction programme to ensure on time delivery.
What you will be doing:
• Contribute to creating and maintaining a safe working environment
• Maintain and update Cl32 Programmes, ensuring schedules are robust, realistic, and risk/opportunity aware
• Review and develop construction sequences within project constraints to validate overall durations
• Facilitate construction readiness planning and collaborative planning sessions with clients and supply chain
• Support with schedule outputs when required, including Time Location charts (Tilos), cost loading, and Earned Value Analysis
• Produce programme metrics, monthly updates, and progress reports
• Analyse and update schedules to reflect Compensation Events or other impacts
• Develop short-term programmes with the delivery team and review subcontractor programme submissions
About you:
• Passionate and committed to delivering excellence
• Proven track record in planning major civils projects (highways/public realm).
• Experience in contracting, able to independently build programmes in P6 while working within a team
• A self-sufficient team player, driven to achieve exceptional performance
• A background in site engineering, with first-hand understanding of project delivery is desirable but not essential.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The SZC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. #SZCJobs
Senior Planner – Infrastructure - Leiston, Suffolk
Location – Leiston, Suffolk
Purpose of the role:
As a Senior Planner working on our brand new £124m major highways project in Leiston, as part of the new Sizewell C development, you will work closely with the Planning Manager in order to develop, update and manage the construction programme to ensure on time delivery.
What you will be doing:
• Contribute to creating and maintaining a safe working environment
• Maintain and update Cl32 Programmes, ensuring schedules are robust, realistic, and risk/opportunity aware
• Review and develop construction sequences within project constraints to validate overall durations
• Facilitate construction readiness planning and collaborative planning sessions with clients and supply chain
• Support with schedule outputs when required, including Time Location charts (Tilos), cost loading, and Earned Value Analysis
• Produce programme metrics, monthly updates, and progress reports
• Analyse and update schedules to reflect Compensation Events or other impacts
• Develop short-term programmes with the delivery team and review subcontractor programme submissions
About you:
• Passionate and committed to delivering excellence
• Proven track record in planning major civils projects (highways/public realm).
• Experience in contracting, able to independently build programmes in P6 while working within a team
• A self-sufficient team player, driven to achieve exceptional performance
• A background in site engineering, with first-hand understanding of project delivery is desirable but not essential.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.