Planner

Linear Recruitment Ltd; Leicester Forest East; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Scheduler/Planner to join a digital infrastructure delivery team. The ideal candidate will have planning experience within design and build infrastructure and strong communication skills. The role involves developing construction programmes, supporting bid teams, and ensuring project delivery. The business offers flexible working and long-term career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development support

Professional membership support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning within the design and build sector.
• Ability to produce robust planning outputs for project delivery.
• Experience in the telecoms, digital, or renewable infrastructure sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tender and construction programmes.
• Conduct resource loading, sequencing, and critical path analysis.
• Prepare reports and present programme options.

Skills

Planning experience within design & build infrastructure

Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Commercial awareness

Previous NEC experience

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.