Senior Planner / Planning Manager  - Winchester

Winchester
10 months ago
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Senior Planner / Planning Manager
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We are working with a client who offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. They contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. They build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Planning Manager to join the project team on a permanent basis based from the project in Winchester.
They have recently been awarded the M3 Winnall Roundabout Scheme worth approx £210m.
Construction is set to start in early 2025 and finish in late 2027.
Programmed works include the creation of four traffic lanes in each direction of the M3 as well as building a same-direction free-flow link between the M3 and A34.
Also they will be constructing three new bridges, rearranging the main junction 9 roundabout and providing a number of other structures including new underpasses.
About you

  • Expert knowledge of planning practices through different sectors - focusing on the benefits of different approaches

  • Expert knowledge and experience of planning tools that are used in the industry

  • Commercial and contact knowledge through different forms of contract - seen as the time and change experts in their sector.

  • Drive delivery of the programme and demonstrate productivity improvements.

  • Become an effective people manager and leader of their planning team.

    If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
    They offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value of it's employees.
    They offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Competitive salary

  • Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday

  • Private medical care

  • Pension

  • Life Assurance

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts

  • Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training

  • Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits

  • Employee Assistance programme

  • Mental health, physical health, and financial support

  • 24/7 Virtual GP service

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