Senior P6 Planner
Location: Reading (Hybrid - 2 days per week on site)
Contract Length: 6 months
Rate: Circa £550 per day
We're recruiting on behalf of a leading consultant and delivery partner in the UK water sector, seeking a Senior Project Planner to support the successful execution of AMP7/AMP8 clean and Wastewater capital delivery programmes.
This is a key role for an experienced P6 Planner with a technical planning background and proven success in portfolio planning, particularly across treatment and network infrastructure projects.
About the Role
As a Senior Planner, you will report to the Planning Manager and support Project Managers and Directors in delivering a portfolio of 30-40 live capital schemes. These projects span across clean and wastewater treatment upgrades, all within a complex and high-profile regulatory environment.
You'll play a pivotal role in driving improvements to planning standards and processes, supporting programme recovery, and helping to restore stakeholder confidence in planning performance. The ideal candidate will bring a hands-on understanding of Primavera P6, NEC contracts, and an ability to work collaboratively across engineering, commercial, and delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
·Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with contract and regulatory timelines.
·Lead planning for a portfolio of capital projects across clean and wastewater (treatment and networks).
·Improve and standardise planning processes and templates across the team.
·Support the development of a robust Primavera P6 enterprise database, including WBS, coding structures, and reporting dashboards.
·Provide coaching and mentorship to less experienced planners, raising overall capability and consistency.
·Navigate and improve previously challenged delivery environments-identifying risks, proposing solutions, and influencing delivery outcomes.
·Coordinate closely with design, engineering, commercial, and construction teams to ensure programme integrity.
·Ensure compliance with NEC contract planning principles including change management and time-risk analysis.
·Deliver resource- and cost-loaded schedules where appropriate and contribute to Earned Value reporting.
Requirements
·Expert user of Primavera P6, with strong experience managing large project portfolios.
·A background in engineering or construction planning within the water sector or major infrastructure schemes.
·Working knowledge of NEC contract mechanisms and planning-related controls.
·Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle-design, delivery, commissioning.
·Experience in AMP7/AMP8 capital works or similar regulated utility environments is desirable.
·Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing insight and confidence in planning outputs.
·A collaborative, improvement-focused approach with a drive to uplift planning maturity within the organisation