Senior Planner

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior P6 Planner to support the successful delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects for a leading civil engineering contractor. Working across a portfolio of capital delivery schemes, you will play a key role in programme development, project controls, progress reporting, and schedule management throughout the project life cycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional with strong Primavera P6 expertise and a proven background delivering complex infrastructure, utilities, or water sector projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed Primavera P6 programmes.
• Produce baseline, target, and contract programmes for multiple live projects.
• Carry out critical path analysis and identify programme risks and opportunities.
• Monitor project progress against key milestones and report variances.
• Develop resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules where required.
• Produce look-ahead programmes and short-term planning schedules.
• Support project teams with programme recovery and mitigation strategies.
• Review subcontractor programmes and integrate them into the master schedule.
• Assist with change management, compensation events, and extension of time submissions.
• Prepare programme reports, dashboards, S-curves, and performance updates for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate planning workshops and progress review meetings.
• Work closely with operational, commercial, design, and client teams to ensure robust programme management.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner or Planner within the water, utilities, infrastructure, or civil engineering sectors.
• Advanced user of Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of project controls and planning methodologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex construction programmes.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and programme obligations.
• Ability to analyse progress, identify risks, and develop recovery plans.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience

• AMP programme experience.
• Water treatment, wastewater treatment, pumping stations, pipelines, or network infrastructure experience.
• Experience with Power BI, Asta Powerproject, or other planning software.
• Project Controls or Planning qualifications.

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