Planner

Kenton Black Limited; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive company benefits package

Long-term career development and /prog

Job summary

Kenton Black Limited is seeking an experienced Planner to join its Midlands delivery team. You will develop and maintain robust programmes, coordinating with project management, engineering and site teams to ensure activities align with contract requirements.

You will monitor progress, analyse critical paths and manage risks while contributing to tender and handover processes on large-scale civil engineering and construction projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner within construction or civil engineering.
• Engineering background with a relevant qualification.
• Experience with main contractor on medium to large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and project delivery.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and programme requirements.

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing detailed tender and construction programmes.
• Preparing fully resourced project schedules including labour and plant.
• Collaborating with engineering and site teams to set methodologies and sequencing.
• Monitoring progress against programmes and identifying delays or risks.
• Producing updates, lookaheads, progress reports and critical path analysis.
• Reviewing drawings, specifications and contract documentation.
• Coordinating with subcontractors, consultants, clients and internal teams.
• Identifying programme risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Supporting pre-construction, tender submissions and handovers.
• Managing programme submissions in line with contractual requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering background or construction qualification

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Planner, Civil Engineering & Construction

Location: Midlands, UK

Salary: Up to £80,000 + Company Package

The Opportunity

An established and highly respected UK construction and civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Planner to strengthen its project delivery team in the Midlands.

With a long-standing reputation for delivering complex, large-scale construction and engineering projects, the business operates across a variety of sectors, including commercial, industrial, healthcare, infrastructure and major developments.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering-minded Planner to join an established main contractor, taking responsibility for developing, managing and monitoring project programmes from pre-construction through to delivery.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring projects are effectively planned, properly resourced and delivered in line with programme, budget and contractual requirements.

The Role

As Planner, you will work closely with project management, engineering, commercial and site teams to develop and maintain robust project programmes, ensuring all activities are properly sequenced and aligned with overall project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and managing detailed tender and construction programmes.
• Preparing fully resourced project schedules, including labour, plant, logistics and key activities.
• Working closely with engineering and site teams to establish construction methodologies and programme sequencing.
• Monitoring project progress against agreed programmes and identifying potential delays or risks.
• Producing programme updates, lookahead schedules, progress reports and critical path analysis.
• Reviewing technical drawings, specifications and contract documentation.
• Coordinating with subcontractors, consultants, clients and internal project teams.
• Identifying programme risks and recommending mitigation strategies and recovery plans.
• Supporting pre-construction, tender submissions and project handovers.
• Preparing and managing programme submissions in line with contractual requirements.

About You

• Proven experience working as a Planner within the construction or civil engineering sector.
• An engineering background, ideally supported by a relevant engineering or construction-related qualification.
• Experience working for a main contractor on medium to large-scale construction or engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing and project delivery.
• Experience developing and managing detailed construction programmes.
• Good working knowledge of planning software such as Asta Powerproject, Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Understanding of programme management, critical path analysis and progress reporting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work closely with engineering, commercial and operational teams.
• Experience working on large-scale construction or civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and programme requirements.
• Experience across multiple disciplines, including civil works, structural elements and M&E.
• Previous experience supporting both pre-construction and live project delivery.

Why Join?

• Join a well-established and highly respected UK main contractor.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging construction and engineering projects.
• Be part of an established business with a strong industry reputation.
• Work alongside experienced engineering, commercial and operational teams.
• Long-term career development and progression opportunities.

What's On Offer?

• Salary up to £80,000, depending on experience.
• Competitive company benefits package.
• Opportunity to join an established main contractor.