Senior Planner

Our client, a leading Civil Engineering and Infrastructure specialist, is seeking a Senior Planner to join their team in East London.

Key Responsibilities of Senior Planner:

• Ensure planning standards and project controls are consistently applied and exceeded across all projects
• Support tender, pre-construction, and live project stages by developing and maintaining detailed, robust programmes
• Produce and manage project plans that fully reflect scope, resources, sequencing, and contractual requirements
• Develop construction methodologies, logic sequences, and outputs, including programme narratives and logistics planning
• Identify risks and opportunities within programmes, proactively advising on mitigation strategies
• Monitor critical paths and key milestones, providing insight and challenge to delivery teams where required
• Assess and demonstrate the impact of change in line with contractual obligations
• Attend site visits and progress meetings to maintain accurate and up-to-date project programmes
• Track progress and produce short-term plans, reports, and updates
• Develop 4D planning outputs to support visualisation and digital rehearsal of construction activities
• Manage programme-related reporting, including lookaheads, dashboards, and performance analysis
• Coordinate and assess subcontractor programmes, ensuring alignment with the overall project plan
• Lead on programme impact analysis in line with NEC and relevant contract requirements

Experience Required for Senior Planner:

Essential:

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, with strong programme development and management capability
• Solid understanding and practical experience of NEC contracts (knowledge of IChemE forms is also beneficial)
• Experience working on or around major infrastructure environments such as Network Rail and/or TfL
• Proven track record of leading collaborative planning processes across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, ideally gained within a project delivery environment
• Ability to interpret technical information (including drawings) and translate it into effective, logical programmes
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex project data to a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines
• Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused, with a collaborative approach

Desirable:

• Experience using Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)
• Previous site-based experience with a strong understanding of projects from inception through to completion
• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline