Planner

Linear Recruitment Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Scheduler / Planner in the UK to join a digital infrastructure delivery team. The role focuses on developing tender and construction programmes, requiring strong planning skills and NEC experience. Candidates should possess strong written communication skills and commercial awareness. The position offers flexible working, career development support, and long-term progression opportunities within the digital and infrastructure markets.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development support

Professional membership support

Long-term progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within design and build infrastructure.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercial awareness relating to programme impact on cost and risk.
• Previous experience with NEC contracts is required.
• Familiarity with telecoms and digital infrastructure is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain construction programmes using MS Project / Primavera.
• Perform resource loading, sequencing, and critical path analysis.
• Support bid teams in strengthening tender submissions.
• Liaise with cross-functional teams during project delivery.
• Prepare reports and present programme options.
• Assist with change management under NEC contracts.

Skills

Planning experience within design & build infrastructure

Strong written communication

Stakeholder engagement skills

Commercial awareness

NEC experience

Security clearance (SC)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Scheduler / Planner to join a digital infrastructure delivery team, working across sectors such as wireless & fixed line telecoms, defence telecoms and renewable / EV infrastructure.

Reporting to senior management, this role supports pre-construction and operational teams to develop detailed tender, pre‑construction and construction phase programmes. The position has a strong pre‑construction emphasis and requires someone capable of producing robust planning outputs to support bids and live project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining tender and construction programmes using MS Project / Primavera
• Resource loading, sequencing, critical path analysis and earned value support
• Supporting bid teams to strengthen tender submissions
• Liaison with cross‑functional teams throughout delivery
• Preparing reports, CVRs, monthly progress updates and presenting programme options
• Supporting change management under NEC contracts

About You

• Planning experience within design & build infrastructure
• Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commercial awareness and understanding of programme impact on cost, risk and strategy
• Previous NEC experience required
• Experience within telecoms / digital / defence / renewable infrastructure advantageous (not essential)
• Security clearance (SC) or ability to obtain

Additional

The business offers flexible working, career development support, professional membership support and long‑term progression opportunities within digital and infrastructure growth markets.