Job Description
Title: Senior Planner or Planner (M&E)
Location: Newcastle (Hybrid – 2 days remote)
Salary: £50-85,000 + car allowance + package
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Planner, or an ambitious Planner ready to step up, to join a busy and growing contractor with a strong pipeline of projects across the North East. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a high-performing team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple build sectors, including hospitals, prisons, commercial offices, schools and other major developments.
Working across both tender and contract stages, you will play a key role in developing and managing construction programmes, supporting project teams from early bid strategy through to successful delivery on site. With exposure to a wide range of technically challenging schemes, this role offers excellent variety, career development and the opportunity to make a real impact across a substantial regional workload.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and manage construction programmes across tender and live project stages
* Support bid teams with programme strategy, sequencing and methodology
* Work closely with project, commercial and delivery teams to ensure programme alignment
* Monitor progress, identify risks and support mitigation strategies
* Provide planning expertise across a broad range of M&E-intensive projects
* Support successful project delivery through robust programme management
Requirements
* Strong UK construction industry experience
* Proven M&E planning experience across building projects
* Proficiency in Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6
* Strong understanding of construction processes, sequencing and project delivery
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Ambition to develop and progress within a growing business
The Opportunity
* Join a contractor with a strong and secure pipeline of North East projects
* Work across a wide variety of sectors including healthcare, justice, commercial and education
* Excellent exposure to both pre-construction and delivery planning
* Genuine long-term career progression for both experienced Senior Planners and ambitious Planners ready for the next step
Offer
* Starting salary £50-85,000 + package
* Annual car allowance of £6,000 or choice of company car
* Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Flexible benefits scheme and other great benefits.
If you are looking for a new career challenge in planning and you are interested in the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV to matt.lilbrun@goldgroup.co.uk or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 quoting refence 73661.