Linear Recruitment are working with a Tier 1 main contractor on a Senior Planning Engineer role based in Chesterfield. The range of projects range from civils and highway infrastructure.
Their Planning Engineers all come from a site background, as this role involves using your site experience to provide support to the pre-contract tender team, finding solutions to engineering problems, planning bid winning methods of construction, creating scheme programmes and assist with bid writing. This role will be working out of either their Tamworth office or Chesterfield office (whichever is located closer to you).
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide advice and assistance on planning, programming, methods of construction and solutions to engineering problems.
2. Ensure that any programmes and supporting documents produced comply with all schemes specific constraints.
3. Ensure that while planning each tender, all possible alternative methods and strategies have been considered and discussed with the tender team.
4. Assist with providing supporting documents for each tender submission as required.
5. Jointly review sub-contracted design work with respect to buildability and tender compliance, seeking advice from the Technical Manager when necessary.
6. Keep up to date with industry developments, innovations, and legislation.
Skills Required
1. The ideal candidate will have a wide experience of working on civil engineering sites, will have a minimum of an HNC civil engineering qualification and be comfortable working in a team.
2. The successful candidate should be conversant with programming software, such as Asta or Microsoft Project, although training can be provided.
3. We’re after someone who can work within a team with good communication skills and technical engineering knowledge.
4. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Benefits Package
1. Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
2. Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
3. 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
4. Extensive training programmes from a supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.
5. Cycle-to-work scheme
6. Employee Assistance Programme and Employee benefits platform
7. Free on-site parking
8. Company social calendar
9. Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
10. ‘The Great Escape’ - leaving work early every Friday
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