Group Project Planner (Heavy Civils)

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Pension

Healthcare

Professional development

Company benefits

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Group Project Planner (Heavy Civils) to lead NEC4 programmes across multiple live and tender projects with autonomy. You'll oversee resources, critical paths and risks, with hybrid working and site travel.

The role offers £55,000-£60,000 plus 10% bonus, pension, healthcare and ongoing professional development. Commutable from Ipswich, Cambridge, London, Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Norwich, Peterborough and surrounding areas, this position

Qualifications

• NEC4 knowledge with experience managing multiple programmes.
• Strong project planning experience within Heavy Civils (highways, bridges, tunnels, rail, dams, reservoirs, water treatment, utilities).
• Autonomy over technically challenging projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple live and tender-stage NEC4 programmes, developing and maintaining NEC4 schedules.
• Manage resources, critical paths, programme risks, tender and recovery planning.
• Provide updates for operational, commercial and director-level decision making.

Skills

NEC4 knowledge

Project planning

Autonomy

Heavy Civils experience

Tools

NEC4

Job description

Group Project Planner (Heavy Civils)
£55,000 - £60,000 + 10% Bonus + Pension + Healthcare + Professional Development + Excellent Company Benefits
Hybrid Working (Commutable from: Ipswich, Cambridge, London, Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Norwich, Peterborough & Surrounding Areas)

Are you a Group Project Planner, from a Heavy Civils background, looking to work on specialist NEC4 programmes with real autonomy, while developing your technical capability through professional development?

On offer is a secure, permanent position within a growing group where you'll be trusted to take ownership of planning across several concurrent projects, all within a role designed to support long-term development and progression opportunities.

You will be joining a well-established specialist engineering and infrastructure group investing in a more mature, professional planning structure-giving you senior visibility and the chance to shape how programmes, resources and risk are controlled across the wider business.

You will oversee tender-stage and live NEC4 programmes (typically 4-5 projects), building realistic logic around constraints and producing clear updates for operational, commercial and director-level decision making.

This role suits a technically driven planner who wants long‑term development and recognition, with the chance to deepen NEC4 planning expertise and broaden exposure across complex projects.

The Role:

• Oversee multiple live and tender-stage projects, developing and maintaining NEC4 programmes
• Manage resources, critical paths, programme risks, tender and recovery planning
• Hybrid working with autonomy over your diary and site travel

The Person:

• Strong project planning experience within the Heavy Civils industry (i.e. Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Rail, Dams, Reservoirs, Water Treatment, Utilities)
• NEC4 knowledge with experience managing multiple programmes
• Wanting autonomy over technically challenging projects

Reference Number: BBBH278189

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.