Senior Planner

Senior Planner

London | Hybrid Working

£80K - £90K + Benefits

Shape the Delivery of Major Infrastructure Projects

Are you an experienced Senior Planner looking to play a key role on complex, high-value infrastructure programmes?

We're recruiting on behalf of a global engineering and technology leader for a Senior Planner to join their growing project delivery team. Working on major infrastructure programmes, you'll be responsible for developing, managing and optimising project schedules that drive successful delivery from concept through to completion.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on technically challenging projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and influence key project decisions on nationally significant programmes.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Planner, you'll be at the heart of project delivery, developing integrated programmes, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing the insight needed to keep complex projects on track.

Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Commercial teams, subcontractors and clients, you'll ensure robust planning processes are embedded throughout the project lifecycle while providing clear, data-driven reporting to support strategic decision-making.

What You'll Be Doing

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• Develop and manage detailed project programmes across complex infrastructure projects.
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• Build project schedules from first principles, ensuring all activities are logically linked and accurately sequenced.
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• Identify critical paths, programme risks and opportunities, providing proactive solutions to support successful delivery.
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• Produce integrated project plans in collaboration with project teams, clients and subcontractors.
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• Monitor progress, analyse programme performance and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
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• Support project teams with forecasting, schedule recovery planning and programme optimisation.
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• Work across the full project lifecycle, from tender and design through construction, commissioning and handover.
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• Provide planning expertise and strategic advice to Project Managers and delivery teams.
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• Mentor and support junior planners, sharing best practice and driving continuous improvement across the planning function.
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What You'll Bring

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• At least 7 years' planning experience, including significant experience operating at Senior Planner level.
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• Proven experience delivering planning services on complex infrastructure, engineering or capital projects.
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• M&E project experience (desirable)
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• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6.
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• Strong understanding of planning methodologies, including Critical Path Analysis, cost loading and project controls principles.
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• Experience developing project programmes from the ground up.
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• Excellent understanding of the NEC suite of contracts.
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• Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse and communicate complex programme data.
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• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence teams at all levels.
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• Experience across the full project lifecycle, from tender through to project completion.
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• Delivery integration experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
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What's in It for You?

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• Competitive salary.
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• Hybrid working.
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• 28 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
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• Private medical cover.
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• Pension scheme.
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• Wellbeing membership, including fast GP access and lifestyle rewards.
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• Cycle to Work scheme.
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• Childcare salary exchange scheme.
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• Employee recognition platform with a wide range of rewards and discounts.
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• Genuine opportunities for career progression within a global organisation delivering industry-leading infrastructure projects.
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• The chance to work on technically complex, high-profile programmes that make a real impact.
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Ready to Plan What's Next?

If you're a driven Senior Planner looking to work on some of the UK's most exciting infrastructure programmes while developing your career within a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your planning career.

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