Project Planner (Construction / Interior Fit-Out)
Reading
Staff - SC eligibility essential
Join a High-Performing Team Delivering Complex, High-Profile Projects
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Planner to join a well-established and growing construction business delivering high-profile projects across the UK. This role is ideal for a planning professional with strong construction sector expertise and internal fit-out knowledge who is looking to play a key role in both tender and live project environments.
This organisation offers a collaborative, supportive culture where employee well-being, professional development, and long-term career progression are genuinely prioritised.
What’s on Offer
Opportunity to work on prestigious, technically challenging projects
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Strong commitment to work-life balance and employee well-being
Ongoing professional development and clear career progression
Inclusive culture that values innovation, creativity, and individual contribution
The Role
As Project Planner, you will provide full planning management support across tendering and project delivery phases, ensuring programmes are effectively developed, maintained, and communicated in line with contractual requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Provide planning support across pre-construction, tender, and live project delivery stages
Develop, manage, and update project programmes in line with NEC contract requirements
Produce and communicate key programme outputs including Critical Path Analysis, lookaheads, and subcontractor integration
Manage change events within construction programmes and support commercial teams with contractual entitlement
Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure project delivery within agreed timeframes and budgets
Monitor project performance against baseline programmes, including forecasting and progress reporting
Deliver robust reporting for internal stakeholders, including detailed period-by-period updates
Support corrective actions and recovery planning where required
Contribute to opportunity and risk management processes, ensuring programme resilience
Candidate Requirements
Project Controls or Project Management qualification
Minimum 5 years’ project planning experience within the construction sector
At least 2 years’ experience within internal fit-out works
Strong working knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project
Degree or HNC in Construction, Engineering, or related discipline
Advanced understanding of planning methodologies including Critical Path Analysis and resource-loaded programmes
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques
Strong NEC contract knowledge, including compensation events
Working knowledge of CEMAR
Excellent time management and ability to work independently to strict deadlines
Security & Eligibility
Due to the nature of projects, candidates must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC). Applicants must be British Citizens and typically have resided in the UK continuously for the past 10 years.
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If you are a driven Project Planner seeking your next challenge within a forward-thinking construction environment, we’d like to hear from you