Cost Planner

We’re looking for a **Cost Planner** to join Kier Construction in our Mechanical and Electrical business unit in Basingstoke.

**Location**: Basingstoke

**Contract**: Permanent**, **full time.

**Responsibilities**

To manage the resources (people and finance) of the assigned Bids or projects to maximise planned gross margin through the placement and control of cost planning activities. To assess, review, create opportunities, mitigate risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management. To manage the cost planning processes and make sure ‘win’ and ‘delivery’ strategies are factored in.

To implement all Kier Group's policies including those for SHE and risk management. To promote Kier Group’s values towards its customers in order to meet or exceed their expectations and fulfil the vision of becoming the most highly respected company in the industry.

Your day to day will include:

- To have overview & ownership of all cost planning activities.
- Work collaboratively with the project management team and Kier construction colleagues to deliver in accordance with Group.
- To implement and comply with Kier Group's SHE policy and procedures, all legal requirements and best practice on projects across all functions.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Using software for take offs and measuring
- Obtaining / analysing bidding / outturn cost data to provide BCIS benchmark data and specific key rate data guides.
- Accurately interpreting client briefs and initial design information to prepare cost plans that reflect / support the vision.

**We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include**:

- New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
- Green Car Scheme
- Share Incentive Plan

And so much more You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

**Who is Kier?**

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

**Qualifications - Internal