Construction Planner Northampton We are looking for an enthusiastic Planner to join a successful team at a multi-disciplinary main contractor based in Northampton. Our client excels in the delivery of construction projects on a national scale. Their projects vary in value from £10m to more than £60m and are across a range of sectors, including industrial, retail, residential, office, industrial fit out and infrastructure. They have 2 opportunities: Planner or Senior Planner for their Civil Engineering division Planner or Senior Planner to work for their build division. * Competitive salary * Car allowance * 26 days annual leave plus additional long service entitlement * Business travel * Pension scheme * Employee benefits, including a bonus of 5-10% * Friendly working environment and extremely low staff turnover * Joining an established and skilled team. The Role – Planner * Liaising with the tender team to demonstrate logistics and establish the optimum build sequence, incorporating the agreed earthworks strategy. Highlight any programme concerns & opportunities for each tender. * Prepare tender programmes with supporting graphics, plus the pricing of associated preliminaries. * Attending meetings/tender interviews as required, including input into presentations. * Regular site visits to monitor progress against the suite of programmes referred to above and produce accurate assessments for internal action & client meetings. * Assessment of the programme impact of variations/change where necessary. The right person – Planner * You will have good communication & organisational skills so that you work well, contributing to the success of varying teams that you will support – including multiple sites, tender teams and planning department. * Computer literate with experience with Asta Powerproject software, plus a good working knowledge of other software, such as Excel and PowerPoint. * An industry applicable qualification, ONC/HNC, B Eng, NVQ or equivalent experience. * Demonstration of construction knowledge and the planning of construction activities on multiple projects of varying types to meet deadlines. * Ideally, you will be located within a reasonable travel distance of their Midlands (Northampton) Head office. Please contact Sally to apply Construction Planner / Northampton / Civil Engineering / industrial / contracting