Assistant Planner

Willmott Dixon are currently recruiting for an Assistant Planner to work on exciting new projects with our London & East construction business. With offices in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and Chelmsford (Essex), we deliver projects across multiple sectors within north London, the northern home counties and East Anglia.

This will be a hybrid role which will require a presence in our Hitchin office 3 days per week. This role will involve assisting the planning, preconstruction, and site teams to produce realistic, de-risked programmes, on time and to the highest quality. The Assistant Planner will ensure that we provide an accurate programme in line with the customer’s requirements, project scope and current legislation. Experience with tools such as Synchro 4D or Asta Powerproject would be a bonus.

Some of the duties / responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in completing the planning process.

• Assisting in the preparation of planning information for the tender adjudication.

• Assisting in the preparation of preconstruction and construction programmes that are auditable and based upon known outputs and sequences or have been informed by liaison with our supply chain.

• Assisting in the monitoring of programmes regularly and advise the tender bid team of the progress position.

• Advising the tender bid team of the programme and the logistical effect of any design change.

• Completing site visits and site reports.

• Assisting in the production of site logistics plans that are clear and understandable and demonstrate that a thorough and robust approach to planning has been adopted.

• Supporting the site teams with programme management.

• Actively seeking opportunities for alternative construction methods, including MMC, innovation and value engineering, and share these with the tender team.

Essential / desirable criteria:

Essential

• Good demonstrable standard of written and spoken English.

• Good standard of mathematical ability.

• Appropriate CSCS card.

• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc).

Desirable

• Working towards MCIOB.

Some of the key attributes you have will include:

• Analytical skills: able to breakdown larger projects into smaller sections.

• Mathematical skills: accurate planning involves complex calculations for quantities, outputs, and durations.

• Attention to detail: determining logical construction sequences.

• Communication skills: ability to explain complex ideas clearly, share information and contribute to internal and external meetings.

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.

Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.