Senior Planner

Our client, a prominent company in the water sector, is currently seeking a Senior Planner to join their team on a permanent basis. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of major infrastructure projects, ensuring efficient, robust, and accurate planning to meet and exceed project and customer expectations.

• Ensure organisational and project-level planning standards are exceeded across all projects and adhere to planning & control procedures
• Assist with the tender, pre-construction, and delivery of opportunities and live projects by developing and maintaining detailed project plans
• Ensure project plans capture the full project scope, considering resources and meeting contractual & programme-specific requirements
• Develop and establish optimal construction methodologies and logic sequences by drafting programmes and preparing logistics diagrams
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan
• Monitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on potential changes
• Develop programmes to demonstrate the impact of change in compliance with contractual and project-specific requirements
• Visit sites, attend progress meetings, and update short-term plans, progress reports, and construction programmes
• Manage all project reporting requirements, including monthly programme submission, weekly lookaheads, and volumetric analysis
• Review, interrogate, and integrate subcontract programmes into the project programme

• Advanced P6 experience and knowledge of NEC
• Experience in leading collaborative planning processes and ability to interrogate and draw information from drawings
• Proven ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences under pressurised situations
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and project objectives while supporting team members
• On site experience and understanding how a project works from inception to completion
• Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction or equivalent

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 public holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours of volunteering leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car / car allowance

If you have advanced planning skills, particularly with P6 and NEC, and are looking for a challenging role within the water sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client''s dynamic team and contribute to successful project delivery across a range of major infrastructure projects.