We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join the project team delivering a flagship £250m healthcare development in Hertfordshire as part of the UK New Hospital Programme (NHP). Working for a Tier 1 main contractor, you will play a critical role in developing, managing and reporting the integrated project programme from pre-construction through to commissioning and handover.
The successful candidate will possess extensive experience planning and controlling large-scale healthcare projects and will be highly proficient in Asta Powerproject. This role requires a proactive planner capable of working closely with project delivery teams, consultants, subcontractors and client representatives to ensure programme certainty across a complex live project environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and manage detailed project programmes using Asta Powerproject.
- Produce and maintain integrated design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover programmes.
- Monitor project progress and performance against baseline schedules.
- Undertake critical path analysis and identify programme risks and opportunities.
- Lead programme review meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare programme updates, progress reports and dashboards for senior management and client teams.
- Support tender planning, methodology development and logistics sequencing where required.
- Collaborate with project teams to develop mitigation and recovery plans.
- Manage programme change, delay analysis and impact assessments.
- Ensure compliance with NHP requirements, NHS standards and project-specific reporting obligations.
- Interface with design consultants, supply chain partners and client representatives to ensure alignment of programme deliverables.
- Support Earned Value Management (EVM) and project controls processes where applicable.
- Mentor junior planners and contribute to planning best practice across the business.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience as a Senior Planner or Planner on major construction projects valued in excess of £100m
- Demonstrable experience delivering complex healthcare projects, including acute hospitals, healthcare campuses or major NHS developments
- Strong understanding of healthcare construction, commissioning and phased handover requirements
- Advanced user of Asta Powerproject
- Knowledge of NEC contracts and programme requirements
- Experience working for a Tier 1 main contractor
- Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, procurement planning and project controls
- Ability to undertake critical path and delay analysis
- Experience producing executive-level programme reports and presentations
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of programme implications on project performance
- Experience working within BIM-enabled projects
- Membership of a relevant professional body (APM, CIOB or equivalent)
- Primavera P6 knowledge
- Experience of digital construction and modern methods of construction (MMC)
Qualifications
- Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Controls or a related discipline
- Professional planning or project management qualifications advantageous
- CSCS card appropriate to role
Personal Attributes
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to influence and challenge constructively
- Resilient and capable of operating within a fast-paced major project environment
- Proactive mindset with a focus on delivering programme certainty
Package
- Car allowance or company vehicle
- Annual bonus
- Pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
