Planner (Civils)

Gatwick Airport Ltd; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport authority in the UK is seeking a Planner to manage project schedules and provide technical support across various construction initiatives. This hybrid role involves three days in the office and two remote, requiring a degree in a related field and significant planning experience on large projects. The package includes a competitive salary of approximately £66,000 plus bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

5% Welcome Bonus

Performance-based bonus scheme

Healthcare scheme

Professional training and development

Discounted travel

Qualifications

• Three years of experience as a planner on projects valued over £10m.
• Desirable background in planning infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust delivery schedule with clear milestones.
• Coordinate work sequences with the total project plan.
• Review and analyze contractor schedules against GAL baseline.

Skills

Planning experience

Primavera software (P6)

Data analysis

Good communication skills

Education

Degree/Post-Grad in construction or business

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Summary

The Planner will operate across all stages of the project process, beyond early pioneering stages, across projects up to the value of approximately £50m. At London Gatwick, you will provide a full planning service, manage schedule development, maintenance, monitoring and recovery plans, and deliver technical support in Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure and Resource Loading.

The role follows a hybrid approach: three days a week in the office and two days remote, supporting the airport’s construction department across multiple programmes and strategic growth projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust delivery schedule for work activities with clear milestones and monitoring activities to support the project schedule, including interdisciplinary constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences.
• Work with the delivery team to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan (programme integrated schedule).
• Perform schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialities.
• Assist with the development and implementation of requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.
• Develop and apply installation rates to quantity take‑offs and developed quantities for assigned projects.
• Review and analyse the contractor’s schedules submitted for acceptance and provide the required recommendation to the project team.
• Evaluate quantities, job hours/staffing, and schedule logic for a specific discipline or speciality; prepare schedule, staffing, and quantity progress and performance reports for assigned disciplines or specialities.
• Manage contract programme assessment and acceptance/rejection, assessing compensation events and performing delay analysis.
• Review quantity logs to ensure total quantities are represented for assigned projects; assist in the development of the required job hour expenditure for assigned projects.
• Review and analyse the contractor’s schedules against the GAL baseline, identifying critical‑path activities and performance variance.

Qualifications

• Educated to a Degree/Post‑Grad level or equivalent in a construction or business‑related field.
• Three years of experience as a planner on projects with values typically over £10m.
• Significant experience with Primavera software (P6) and MS Excel.
• Desirable background in planning infrastructure projects within live operational environments.
• Skilled in quantity take‑offs, data analysis, and computer‑based operations.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, and start‑up procedures.
• Proficient in interpreting mathematical data and financial reports.
• Familiarity with NEC contract types.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Awareness of the airport environment is desirable.
• Personal resilience and the ability to operate within ambiguity.

Compensation & Benefits

Circa £66,000 + 5 % Welcome Bonus + £1,000 Flex Allowance + up to 15 % bonus plus benefits.

• 5% Welcome Bonus
• Performance‑based bonus scheme
• High street shops and restaurant discounts
• Healthcare scheme
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional training and development
• Professional subscriptions
• Discounted travel
• Volunteer days