Senior Planner (Preconstruction)

London, England, United Kingdom

4/14/2025

Description And Requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Our Building Operating Unit is currently looking to recruit a Senior Planner to join our Preconstruction team based out of 51 Moorgate. Working with the Preconstruction Director, this role will support at bid and pre con stages of projects, working on major building projects in the private and public sectors.

What you'll do:

• Manage the overall planning process, maintaining a proactive and professional service to the planning, bid and project teams working to the guidelines of the planning and programming strategic plan.
• Manage the bid and project planning / programming strategic plan and support the delivery teams in collaborative planning activities.
• Manage the delivery and maintenance of all associated programmes as required by the bid and project planning and programming strategic plan - Including as a minimum, the Master Integrated Programme including Design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Handover Programmes
• Manage the monitoring of progress and production of all internal and external progress reports for completion and delivery to the bid & project leadership teams, client and other parties in a timely and professional manner
  
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Demonstrable experience of working at the bid and preconstruction phase of projects
• Demonstratable experience in delivering the planning function on defence and other public sector projects working through bid, PCSA and delivery stages.
• Experienced in different forms of contract, specifically NEC3 or 4 and JCT.
• Excellent working knowledge of Planning Software (Asta PowerProject and/or Primavera)
• HNC/Degree qualification in a construction related subject or trade qualifications
  
  

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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