Senior Planner

Senior Planner required for an industry leading engineering and manufacturing business, established over 50 years ago, renowned for quality deliverables for a vast range of industries including Healthcare, Education, Commercial and Industrial, Residential, Sports and Leisure, Defence and Nuclear.
The successful Senior Planner will be easily able to commute to WAKEFIELD from surrounding towns & cities, including Halifax, Huddersfield, Brighouse, Dewsbury and Bradford.
Key Responsibilities of the Senior Planner will include; Develop tender programmes to assist in winning new work Work collaboratively with Procurement, Project Management, Contract Management, Operations and Supply chain to programme work across a number of manufacturing sites Develop a team of Planners and Trainee Planners Maintain the master production schedules and production plans for all factories, including schedules and deadlines Ensure consideration for Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental regulations are given to all tasks Chair weekly production planning meetings, updating internal and external stakeholders of updates and risks Provide forecasted project completion dates for Sales and Estimating departments For the Senior Planner, we are keen to receive applications from individuals who possess: Experience as a Senior Planner or similar within a Construction or Engineering environment Experience delivering large complex schemes of work Experience using SAFRAN, Asta Powerproject, Primavera P6 and client databases A deep understanding of NEC and JCT contracts Demonstrable experience working with Tier 1 clients Salary & Benefits: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 25 days with service Life assurance On-site car parking 4% Employer Pension Contribution JTRA1_UKTJ