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Lead Planner

Thurso
money-bag £30 - £52/hour
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Lead Planner
Location: Onsite - Thurso, Caithness
Contract Type: 12-Month Contract
Rate: -31 - -53 per hour (Umbrella)

Additional Benefits:

  • Up to -75 per day Travel & Subsistence allowance for those outside commuting distance
  • Professional development opportunity into a portfolio-level lead role
  • Opportunity to mentor and train others in planning practices

Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 9th September 2025
Interviews: Face-to-Face, week commencing 22nd September 2025

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Lead Planner to join a portfolio team working on a major programme of work in Thurso. This role provides excellent exposure at portfolio level, combining planning leadership, performance management, and change control responsibilities.

The Lead Planner will play a pivotal role in developing and monitoring delivery targets, managing schedule assurance, overseeing integrated project controls, and ensuring that best practices are applied across the business. This is also a hands-on leadership position with responsibility for mentoring team members and guiding the effective use of planning tools and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, implement, and maintain site planning procedures and controlled documents.
  • Analyse programme schedules, identify emerging risks, and support change control reviews.
  • Provide training and mentoring to strengthen organisational planning capability.
  • Analyse critical paths, dependencies, and inter-discipline requirements to establish logical work sequences.
  • Deliver accurate portfolio performance data into accountability reviews.
  • Set, monitor, and report against delivery targets, supporting both internal and external audits.
  • Act as the subject matter expert for planning systems, processes, and tools.
  • Act as the intelligent customer for Primavera P6 software.
  • Line management responsibility for staff within the planning function.

Candidate Requirements

Essential:

  • HND (or equivalent qualification) with significant planning experience.
  • Strong understanding of portfolio and project controls.
  • Skilled in schedule analysis, critical path methodology, and performance reporting.
  • Proven experience with planning software, ideally Primavera P6.
  • Ability to lead, mentor, and develop others.

Security & Compliance

  • Must hold or be eligible for SC Clearance.
  • Will be required to complete a Drugs & Alcohol test and DBS check prior to site access.

For more information or to apply contact Daniel Cordy at TEC Partners.

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