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Senior Planner - Civils

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester

Expire in: 17 days

Job Description

Senior Planner
 Location: London
 Sector: Civil Engineering | Infrastructure (Water, Transport, Energy)
 Salary: £65,000 - £75,000
 Type: Permanent

We're working with a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor to recruit a Senior Planner to support the delivery of infrastructure projects across Manchester and the North West.

Projects range from framework-based works to bespoke and reactive schemes, typically valued between £200k and £10m+. This role plays a key part in driving programme performance, ensuring robust planning and supporting successful project delivery.

The Role

As Senior Planner, you will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining project programmes across multiple live schemes, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and in line with contractual requirements.

You will work closely with delivery teams, providing insight into programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving improvements across planning processes.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Programme Management

Develop and maintain detailed project programmes across all stages
Ensure programmes reflect full project scope, resources and constraints
Monitor critical path, key milestones and overall programme performance
Update short-term plans, progress reports and construction programmes 

Project Support & Delivery

Support tender, pre-construction and live project planning activities
Work collaboratively with delivery teams to establish efficient methodologies
Attend site visits and progress meetings to monitor delivery
Integrate subcontractor programmes into the main project programme 

Risk & Change Management

Identify risks and opportunities within project programmes
Develop mitigation strategies and advise delivery teams
Analyse programme impacts and manage change in line with NEC requirements 

Reporting & Analysis

Produce programme reports, dashboards and lookahead schedules
Manage reporting requirements including monthly submissions
Develop 4D planning outputs to support project visualisation and delivery

What We're Looking For

Essential

Strong experience in planning within civil engineering or infrastructure projects
Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6
Strong understanding of NEC contracts and programme requirements
Experience developing and managing detailed project programmes
Ability to communicate complex planning information clearly
Strong organisational and analytical skills 

Desirable

Experience with Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)
Site-based experience with a good understanding of project delivery
Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction or related discipline

What's On Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package
Long-term secured workload across major infrastructure projects
Opportunity to work on varied and complex schemes
Clear progression within a growing planning function
Supportive and collaborative working environment

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