Planner
Planners are fundamental to the execution of a building project - creating a programme of works to help achieve its successful completion.
The Role
- Assisting with the development of planning policy at a national, regional or local level including strategies which take account of transport, the local economy, jobs, green infrastructure, renewable energy, climate change and the historic environment
- Reviewing and monitoring existing planning policy documents
- Assisting with the preparation and implementation of transport policies, strategies and plans at national, regional or local level to create an efficient transport network
- Ensuring that areas are attractive, safe and pleasant to live, work in and visit and designing out features which create unattractive or unsafe areas
- Helping to energise places that have become run-down while conserving historic buildings and making the most of the landscape
- Helping to balance the needs of a growing population for more homes and more travel with the environmental impact and how we manage/ reduce waste
- Helping to draft and review planning applications
- Conducting appropriate research to inform planning applications
- Assisting with consultations and negotiations with consultants and developers
- Helping to enforce planning controls for developments
- Helping to prepare policy or guidance documents on how to manage historic environments
- Helping to advise on the refurbishment or re-use of listed buildings
- Assisting with the provision of services to clients and contributing to projects
- Liaising with managers and engineers to discuss the project progress and sort any issues which arise
- Producing tender plans to support tender bids
- Creating, maintaining, reviewing and administering construction schedules and plans
- Presenting information internally and keeping the client team updated on progress for presentation to the client
- Liaising with external contractors and suppliers to organise the many phases of the construction development
Salary
- Newly trained construction planner’s can earn in the region of £20,000 - £30,000
- Trained with experience construction planner’s can earn in the region of £30,000 - £50,000
- Senior, chartered or master construction planner’s can earn in the region of £50,000 - £70,000
Qualifications & Training
The qualifications you need to become a planner include:
- 7 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C) grade including Maths, English and Science
- BTEC National Certificate in Construction
- NVQ Level 3 – Construction Site Supervision
- Higher National Certificate in Building Studies
- NVQ Level 6 – Construction Contracting Operations Management
- BSc (Hons) Construction Management
