Planner / Senior Planner

AmcoGiffen; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Volunteer days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Health cash plan

Job summary

AmcoGiffen is seeking a Planner or Senior Planner (P6) to support major rail and civil engineering projects across Scotland from our Cumbernauld base. You will develop, maintain and monitor detailed project programmes using Primavera P6, working with project teams to support efficient delivery and informed decisions.

The role covers multi-project environments, progression reporting, change management, risk reviews and regular progress reviews.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within rail and civil engineering.
• Experience across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration with project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality project programmes and advise on schedule impacts.
• Assist with change management and evaluate programme effects.
• Identify delivery risks and develop mitigation strategies with teams.
• Support procurement planning and review schedules.
• Ensure understanding of programme requirements through regular reviews.

Skills

Rail planning

Civil engineering

Stakeholder communication

Progress reporting

Change management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

The Vacancy

Planner / Senior Planner (P6)

Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering

Location: Cumbernauld (Scotland)

Join Our Team as a Planner / Senior Planner

Are you an experienced planning professional looking to play a key role in delivering major rail and civil engineering projects across Scotland? We are seeking a Planner or Senior Planner to support project delivery teams by developing and maintaining integrated project programmes that drive successful design and construction outcomes across a varied infrastructure portfolio.

About the Scotland Business Unit

Our Scotland region operates within a busy and fast-paced project environment, delivering a diverse portfolio of multi-disciplinary rail and civil engineering projects for clients including Network Rail, Local Authorities, environmental organisations and private developers.

Projects typically include:

• Rail infrastructure and station works
• Roads and highways projects
• Bridges, footbridges, underbridges and tunnels
• Flood alleviation and resilience schemes
• Embankment renewals and earthworks
• Rail platform construction and enhancements
• Civil engineering maintenance and renewal frameworks
• Asset management and infrastructure improvement programmes

We currently deliver a range of live infrastructure projects and long-term frameworks across Scotland, providing planners with exposure to projects from tender stage through to successful delivery.

The Role

Reporting to the Principal Planner for the Scotland region, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project programmes using Primavera P6. Working closely with project delivery teams, you will provide planning expertise that supports efficient project execution and informed decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing high-quality planning outputs and advising stakeholders where programme activities impact works by others.
• Assisting with the management of change and evaluating programme impacts.
• Identifying factors affecting project delivery and developing mitigation strategies alongside project and client teams.
• Supporting procurement planning, including reviewing procurement schedules and subcontract enquiry programmes.
• Ensuring project teams understand programme requirements through regular reviews and engagement.
• Updating progress within programmes and producing four-weekly progress reports, including activity variance analysis, SPI, CPI and Earned Value reporting.
• Acting as an integral member of project teams, adopting a flexible and collaborative approach.
• Undertaking site visits and attending face-to-face meetings as required.
• Monitoring site progress and reviewing performance against programme milestones.
• Maintaining look-ahead programmes and supporting the tracking of critical activities.
• Contributing to programme risk reviews and delivery strategies.Supporting the maintenance of accurate as-built programmes and reporting on project performance.

What We’re Looking For

To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within a rail and civil engineering environment and be comfortable working across multiple projects.

You will ideally have:

• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Experience planning civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Rail sector experience.
• Previous site-based construction experience, with a strong understanding of construction activities, sequencing and delivery requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with project stakeholders.
• Experience updating programmes, analysing progress and identifying programme risks and opportunities.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 volunteer days
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan
• Employee rewards platform
• Structured career development and progression opportunities
• Ongoing learning and development support
• A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
• Employee forums that provide a platform for your voice to be heard

Build Your Future With Us

Join a forward-thinking infrastructure business delivering essential rail and civil engineering projects across Scotland. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a supportive team whilst contributing to projects that make a lasting impact on communities and transport networks across the region.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn't matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.