Planner

Due to continued growth, we now have a need for a Planner for our Southern Region for schemes around the Kent/ East Sussex area.

At Jackson we are dynamic, innovative, and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Our Planners all come from a site background as this role involves using your site experience to provide support to sites teams in, finding solutions to engineering problems, ensuring that project programmes are current, consistent and accurate by regular interface with the project site management and relevant regional management team. The primary role is to prepare and communicate project programmes and to manage change on the programmes in accordance with the NEC contract requirements

Main Duties for the Planner

* At least monthly, forensically review each project programmes, ensuring change is being captured and appropriately recorded.

* Ensure that programmes are regularly updated to meet contractual requirements, as built records, and progress. Review two-weekly look-ahead programmes.

* Review site records including contractual notices and communications in relation to programme matters. Ensure programme submissions and acceptance is contractually compliant.

* Review project change register in parallel with the works delivered and the contract.

* Review the project risk & opportunities register.

* Review / facilitate entitlement not previously captured by site team.

* Assist the site team to contractually protect programme entitlement and facilitate EOT claims.

* Work as a team player and work closely with the Contracts’ Managers to ensure delivery targets are met.

* Provide advice and assistance on planning, programming, methods of construction and solutions to engineering problems.

* Where necessary, support project teams and communicate with client to recover change.

* Support the Programme Support Manager in the strategic development of processes and systems as required.

Are you the Planner we are looking for?

We are seeking a planner with strong programming expertise, particularly in MS Project, to support the successful delivery of complex highways projects under NEC contracts. The role requires a solid understanding of NEC contractual frameworks, along with proven highways knowledge and experience to ensure accurate planning and project control. Experience with Asta Planning is desirable and would be advantageous. The ideal candidate will combine technical capability with excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with project teams and stakeholders while maintaining clear, well-structured project documentation.

This is a site based and/or regional office-based role focusing on our work in Kent and EastSussex, with a requirement to travel to sites in the southeast region

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:

* Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

* Company car / car allowance

* Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)

* 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)

* Extensive training programmes

* Cycle-to-work scheme

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Employee benefits platform

* Free on-site parking

* Company social calendar

* Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events

* A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.

* ‘The Great Escape’ - leaving work early every Friday!

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within two weeks, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful