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We're looking for a Planner to join our Southern Water team based in the South East.

Location: South East \- remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.

Hours: Full\-time \- some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our team and support the successful delivery of exciting projects by contributing to programme development, project controls, reporting, and analysis. Working collaboratively with the planning team and wider project teams, including sub\-contractors, you'll help ensure programmes are accurate, compliant, and aligned with project objectives.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Planner, you'll be working within the planning team, supporting them in delivering high\-quality programmes and project controls. Your day\-to\-day will include:

• Assisting in producing and maintaining project programmes in line with NEC contract requirements and Southern Water specifications


• Supporting programme development for acceptance, including updates, revisions, impact assessments and narratives


• Collecting and analysing project progress data to support reporting and decision\-making


• Maintaining and updating Primavera P6 schedules, including resource and logic adjustments


• Helping monitor and assess subcontractor and supply chain programmes

What are we looking for?

This role of Planner is great for you if:

• You have experience in planning within UK infrastructure or construction projects


• You possess strong written and verbal communication skills


• You have working knowledge of Primavera P6 or are willing to develop competency quickly


• You hold a Full driving licence


• You have high attention to detail and strong analytical skills

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D\&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to \#joinkier.

• Planner\_Job\_Description 20 3 2026\.docx


• Location: Chatham


• Vacancy ID: 11063


• Background check: None


• Closing Date: 14 Jun 2026


• Flexible Working: Yes

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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