Senior Planner

Atkins Search has a fantastic opportunity for a skilled, professional Senior Planner to join a high-profile, UK-leading Tier 1 main contractor based in Birmingham, working across both tender and live construction projects.

Our client is a leading UK contractor renowned for delivering high-quality, innovative, and sustainable building projects across multiple sectors. With a strong track record in education, healthcare, commercial, defence, and residential developments, this company is committed to creating exceptional spaces that benefit communities and clients alike.

This leading business prides itself on its collaborative approach, integrating modern construction techniques, digital innovation, and sustainable practices to enhance efficiency and project outcomes. As one of the biggest names in the industry, they consistently demonstrate expertise in managing and executing projects of all sizes with excellence.

As a Senior Planner, you will play a key role in managing the planning function across multiple projects, ensuring programmes are well-structured, achievable, and effectively communicated. You will be responsible for both pre-construction (tender) and live project planning, working closely with bid teams, project managers, and key stakeholders.

Operating across the Midlands, you will be involved in major, dynamic, and interesting projects across various sectors including education, healthcare, commercial, and industrial, with values of up to circa £80M.

• Manage both live construction projects and tender planning
• Develop project prelims during tender stage, including producing schedules and obtaining prices
• Produce construction method statements and provide responses for construction tenders and PQQ’s
• Develop logistics and traffic management plans for tenders
• Organise or contribute to the production of 4D animations and CGI visualisations to support planning and bid submissions
• Create logic-linked design, procurement, and construction programmes for both tenders and live projects.
• Develop contract and target programmes for construction projects to ensure compliance and project efficiency
• Work with both JCT and NEC contracts, ensuring that planning activities align with contractual obligations
• Develop tender programmes that align with project methodology, budget, and design.
• Manage and update construction programmes, incorporating change events and minimising delays
• Provide detailed programme analysis to support project delivery
• Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure accurate cost and resource planning.
• Attend progress meetings and present project updates to clients and internal teams.
• Utilise project management software to track programme performance and risk.

• Proven experience in construction planning for both tender and live projects
• Strong understanding of JCT and NEC contracts.
• Preconstruction and deliver experience managing multi-discipline construction projects with values between £20M to £100M
• Proficiency Asta Powerproject
• Ability to analyse complex project data and provide actionable insights
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Experience managing multi-discipline construction projects
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Company car scheme (including electric and hybrid vehicles)
• Agile and flexible working arrangements
• Exceptional bonus scheme
• Excellent pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Generous holiday allowance with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Regionalised local projects
• Company phone & laptop
• Opportunity to work on diverse, high-profile projects
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

Reach out to discuss this full-time Senior Planner job in more detail!

Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment and service the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough and Northern Home Counties regions.