Position : Senior Planner Location: Hybrid / 2 days home-based, 3 days office-based (London or Suffolk)
Type : Full-time
Our client, a leading organisation in the construction and infrastructure sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join their expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity to support high-profile projects across the UK, applying project management and project controls expertise to drive efficiency and delivery. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate project scheduling, monitoring progress, and ensuring robust planning practices. They will also support the alignment of cost, risk, and procurement functions while maintaining stakeholder engagement.
Collaborate closely with cost and risk management teams to ensure alignment of estimates and project assumptions.
• Work alongside the risk team to support Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) processes.
• Identify and manage key internal and external project interfaces, including procurement and dependent projects.
• Ensure strong stakeholder engagement, securing buy-in to project schedules.
• Validate schedule estimates using benchmark data and design information (BIM) where applicable.
Minimum of 5 years' planning experience in construction and infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Power BI).
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure and construction projects.
• Knowledge of BIM, parametric estimating, and 4D planning.
• Degree qualification in a relevant field or formal project management certifications (APM, PRINCE2).
• Hybrid working: 3 days home-based, 2 days office-based (London or Suffolk).
• Expenses covered for travel to Suffolk when required.