Senior Planner
Wates, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Senior Planner
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Wates, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 19 Jun | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 984dd3f60ebd4828a58d1ff7d8e58f5b
Location ref: Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Full Job Description
As a Senior Planner at Wates Construction, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering high-value construction projects by leading robust, well-considered programmes from pre-construction through to completion. This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team. What you'll be doing...
- Developing, managing and maintaining detailed construction programmes for a range of complex, high-value projects across the region.
- Working closely with project teams during pre-construction to ensure programmes are realistic, fully resourced and risk-aware.
- Monitoring progress, challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve sequence and efficiency.
- Supporting the project team with progress reporting, change management and scenario planning.
- Engaging collaboratively with clients, consultants and supply chain partners to align on programme strategy.
- Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, sharing planning best practice across the business.
Proven experience in a planning role within construction, ideally on large or complex projects. - Strong working knowledge of planning tools such as Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6.
- A collaborative, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge and influence.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain programme strategy to a wide range of stakeholders.
- A structured, analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
- A genuine interest in building lasting, high-quality projects safely and responsibly.
Competitive salary & profit share scheme - Flexible working
- Car Allowance / Company Car
- Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
- Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
- Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
- Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.