Lead Planner

Lead Planner Data Centre Construction Location: Blyth, Northumberland (On-site) Type: Permanent Salary: (DOE) Vacancy: Lead PlannerCandidate must have full right to work in the UK. We are unable to assist with Visa Sponsorship A leading data centre delivery / mission-critical construction contractor is looking for an experienced Lead Planner to join their project team in Blyth. You''ll take ownership of the end-to-end programme, driving planning performance across the build and supporting project leadership with clear reporting, critical path visibility, and proactive mitigation.What you''ll be doingLead all planning and scheduling activities across the project lifecycleBuild, maintain and manage integrated project programmes aligned to delivery milestonesCoordinate with Project Managers, Package Managers, design teams and subcontractors to align schedulesTrack progress, identify delays and implement mitigation to protect key datesProduce short-term and long-term construction schedules and phasing plansRun schedule risk analysis and support programme risk/opportunity managementChair / attend planning, progress and project review meetingsProvide progress reporting, programme updates and critical path analysis to senior stakeholdersReview subcontractor programmes and ensure alignment with the master programmeSupport commercial/project teams with programme inputs for claims, variations and reportingMaintain planning documentation and drive continuous improvement in planning ..... full job details .....