What is a Possession Planner?

The role of a Possession Planner is to plan, request and manage possessions and planning safe systems for work that will take place.

What are the typical duties and activities for a Possession Planner?

From employer to employer the job description of a Possession Planner will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:

  • Maintain a good understanding and working knowledge of and plan safe systems of work.

  • Work closely with Line Safety Staff and Operatives and safely, as set out in the Rule Book.

  • Assist in planning protection arrangements.

  • Work closely with the construction manager and Planning Engineers to identify all available possessions

  • Brief all appropriate management and construction teams on possession arrangements, planning possession/protection arrangements.

Skills required to be a successful Possession Planner

To be successful as a Possession Planner, the below skills are important;

  • Knowledge of the industry

  • Problem solving and critical thinking

  • Communication, both written and verbal

  • Attention to detail

  • Organisation

  • Relationship building

How can we help with your Possession Planner job search?

For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Possession Planners across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Possession Planners and secure the market's leading Possession Planner opportunities.

With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.

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If you are looking for a new Possession Planner opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

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Bristol is a county in its own right and has a population of 449,300, which was recorded in 2016. Bristol is well connected via road, rail, sea and air via the M5 and M4, Bristol Temple meads and Bristol Parkway rail stations and Bristol Airport. In 2015 Bristol won EU's European Green Capital Award and was named the best city to live in Britain in 2014 and 2017.Bristol has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:

Bristol Glass Wharf Project

This construction project, which will cost in the region of £30m will see a 7-storey 3 Glass Wharf office project comprising of around 115,000 sq ft of office space and featuring shimmering glass facades which reflect the site’s previous use as a glassworks. The floor to ceiling glazing and frameless glass balustrades maximise the panoramic views, with balconies providing solar shading.

£90m Bristol Arena Project

International arena design team Populous together with Bath-based architects Feilden Clegg Bradley and engineering firm Buro Happold have developed plans for the innovative and flexible arena. The arena will have 12,000 seats and will be situated next to the Temple Meads railway station.

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If you are looking for a new opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

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