Planner or Senior Planner

Fawkes and Reece; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction contractor in the Guildford area is seeking an experienced Planner or Senior Planner. The role involves managing construction programmes for large scale infrastructure projects and requires a degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and be comfortable working with Asta Powerproject or P6. Flexibility is permitted with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Educated to at least HNC/HND level in a relevant construction related subject matter.
• Demonstrable experience in leadership and management.
• Detailed knowledge of managing and maintaining a works programme.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage Tender, Contract and Construction programmes.
• Hold site planning meetings and produce programme sequence slides.
• Feed information to contract reports for client consumption.

Skills

Leadership

Resource allocation

Risk identification

Communication

Project management

Education

HND-C / Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Asta Powerproject

P6

Job description

Reference: AW - 0080_1762427283
Posted: November 6, 2025

My client is a Leading Construction and Civil Engineering Contractor with an annual turnover approaching £1 Billion in the UK.

They are looking for an experienced Planner or Senior Planner to work alongside the current team on a range of earthworks, highways, structures, demolition, infrastructure, S278 and private rail schemes.

The company work nationally with the focus within 100mi of Northampton / The Midlands region.

They have live projects in the following areas:

Swindon, Guildford, Cambridge, Wellingborough, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Coventry, Cannock, Doncaster, Rugby, Corby, Towcester.

This requirement is concerned with a large scale infrastructure project in the Guildford area which will form part of a major new development anticipated to be delivered over the next 10 years.

Responsibilities

Creation and management of Tender, Contract and Construction programmes. Production of Tender deliverables, feeding information to contract reports for Client consumption. Holding site planning meetings, producing programme sequence / phasing slides. Amongst a wealth of other responsibilities.

Qualifications

HND-C / Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management. Other related qualifications considered.

The role

The company's planners sometimes work on one or more projects at once (value dependant) and will also look at tendering and future work as and when required. The work location is flexible and can be split between, Office, Site and home.

With a healthy looking forward order book they require another member for the C&I planning team.

This is a hybrid position, so a degree of home working will be permitted.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Educated to at least HNC/HND level in a relevant construction related subject matter
• A working knowledge of Asta Powerproject is preferred but not essential. P6 Planners will very much be considered
• Demonstrable experience in leadership, resource allocation and general management
• Experience in risk identification and assessment
• Detailed knowledge and experience of managing and maintaining a works programme

Practical Experience

• Solid project experience in the Civil Engineering industry
• Experience in developing large, multimillion pound programmes
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills
• Project and Programme management knowledge