Description
Kenton Black are delighted to be supporting a leading Tier 1 construction contractor in their search for an experienced Planner to join their expanding team in Dundee.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven planning professional looking to advance their career within a well-established main contractor delivering a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects across the region. Working closely with project and operational teams, you will play a key role in developing, monitoring, and managing construction programmes to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed tender and construction programmes using industry-standard planning software
- Monitor project progress, identifying delays, risks, and opportunities, and advising project teams accordingly
- Conduct regular site visits to gather accurate progress data and ensure alignment with programme milestones
- Prepare short-term and long-term planning schedules, ensuring realistic sequencing and resource allocation
- Produce progress reports, critical path analyses, and programme updates for senior stakeholders
- Support project teams with planning input during pre-construction, delivery, and handover stages
- Liaise with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure clear communication of programme requirements
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying efficiencies and best-practice planning methodologies
What You Bring
- Previous experience in a planning role within construction or civil engineering
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, methodologies, and project delivery processes
- Proficiency with planning software such as Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6
- Ideally educated to degree level in construction, engineering, or a related discipline
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams
- A proactive approach with strong problem-solving capability and attention to detail
- Flexibility to operate within a hybrid working model and attend sites as required
Why This Role?
This position offers a fantastic platform for long-term career development, with clear progression routes into senior planning and project leadership roles. You will benefit from a competitive salary (dependent on experience), hybrid working arrangements, company pension, annual bonus scheme, car allowance/fuel support, and generous holiday entitlement.
For a Planner seeking genuine progression, stability, and the opportunity to work on major projects across the East of Scotland, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven planning professional looking to advance their career within a well-established main contractor delivering a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects across the region. Working closely with project and operational teams, you will play a key role in developing, monitoring, and managing construction programmes to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed tender and construction programmes using industry-standard planning software
- Monitor project progress, identifying delays, risks, and opportunities, and advising project teams accordingly
- Conduct regular site visits to gather accurate progress data and ensure alignment with programme milestones
- Prepare short-term and long-term planning schedules, ensuring realistic sequencing and resource allocation
- Produce progress reports, critical path analyses, and programme updates for senior stakeholders
- Support project teams with planning input during pre-construction, delivery, and handover stages
- Liaise with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure clear communication of programme requirements
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying efficiencies and best-practice planning methodologies
What You Bring
- Previous experience in a planning role within construction or civil engineering
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, methodologies, and project delivery processes
- Proficiency with planning software such as Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6
- Ideally educated to degree level in construction, engineering, or a related discipline
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams
- A proactive approach with strong problem-solving capability and attention to detail
- Flexibility to operate within a hybrid working model and attend sites as required
Why This Role?
This position offers a fantastic platform for long-term career development, with clear progression routes into senior planning and project leadership roles. You will benefit from a competitive salary (dependent on experience), hybrid working arrangements, company pension, annual bonus scheme, car allowance/fuel support, and generous holiday entitlement.
For a Planner seeking genuine progression, stability, and the opportunity to work on major projects across the East of Scotland, this is an opportunity not to be missed.