Infrastructure Project Planner for Major Grid Upgrade

Laing O'Rourke group; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Project Planner to support the Norwich to Tilbury section of the ATNC and the Great Grid Upgrade. You will work with engineering, commercial and delivery teams to develop, monitor and forecast project programmes, ensuring alignment with project requirements and milestones.

The role offers exposure to a high-profile infrastructure programme and opportunities to develop planning and project controls experience across multidisciplinary interfaces.

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning and controls within construction or infrastructure.
• Ability to develop and maintain project programmes and schedules.
• Understanding of construction sequencing and delivery methodologies.
• Experience monitoring progress and reporting on performance.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, scheduling and coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project and construction programmes in line with project requirements.
• Support the development and maintenance of contract programmes and associated programme information.
• Ensure programmes are updated accurately and reflect current project progress.
• Work with project teams to develop logical and achievable sequences of work.
• Monitor progress against programme and milestones.
• Collect, analyse and report programme information.
• Identify risks, delays and opportunities and raise them with the project team.
• Support development of mitigation and recovery strategies.

Skills

Construction planning

Project controls

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Project Planner to support the Norwich to Tilbury section of the ATNC and the Great Grid Upgrade. You will work with engineering, commercial and delivery teams to develop, monitor and forecast project programmes, ensuring alignment with project requirements and milestones.

The role offers exposure to a high-profile infrastructure programme and opportunities to develop planning and project controls experience across multidisciplinary interfaces.