Project Planner

Randstad Cpe London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE London is seeking an experienced Project Planner to join our multidisciplinary engineering consultancy. You will develop and maintain detailed programmes across rail, water and data centre projects, collaborating with engineering, design and commercial teams to deliver on time and within baselines.

The role requires strong knowledge of Primavera P6, critical path analysis, and proactive schedule management across multiple concurrent projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planner/Planning Engineer in infrastructure or construction.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 and project planning principles.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering or project delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project programmes using Primavera P6.
• Support projects across rail, water and data centre sectors from design to delivery.
• Produce baseline programmes, progress updates, forecasts and look-ahead schedules.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify delays, risks and programme impacts.
• Undertake critical path and schedule analysis, highlighting corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers and commercial teams to reflect delivery.
• Integrate information from multiple disciplines into coordinated schedules.
• Support change control, assessing schedule impact of changes and risks.
• Produce programme reports, dashboards and management information for stakeholders.
• Assist with schedule risk, scenario planning and mitigation strategies.
• Attend progress meetings and communicate performance to stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of planning and project controls processes.

Skills

Primavera P6

Critical path analysis

Baselining

Forecasting

Progress measurement

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Reference: PPLA
Type: Permanent
Position: Project Planner
Location: City of London, England
Industry: Engineering
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Hybrid working

We are currently looking for an experienced Planning Engineer to join a leading multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, supporting a diverse portfolio of major infrastructure projects across the UK.

The successful candidate will work across a mixture of Rail, Water and Data Centre projects, providing planning and project controls support throughout the project lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity for a Planner looking to gain exposure to multiple infrastructure sectors while working alongside experienced engineering, project management and project controls teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project programmes using Primavera P6.
• Support projects across the rail, water and data centre sectors, from design and pre-construction through to delivery.
• Produce baseline programmes, progress updates, forecasts and look-ahead schedules.
• Monitor progress against agreed baselines and identify potential delays, risks and programme impacts.
• Undertake critical path and schedule analysis, highlighting areas requiring corrective action.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Design Managers and commercial teams to ensure programmes accurately reflect project delivery.
• Integrate information from multiple disciplines and workstreams into coordinated project schedules.
• Support programme change control, assessing the schedule impact of changes and emerging risks.
• Produce clear programme reports, dashboards and management information for project and client stakeholders.
• Assist with schedule risk, scenario planning and mitigation strategies.
• Attend progress meetings and communicate programme performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of planning and project controls processes across the wider programme.

Experience Required

• Previous experience working as a Planner / Planning Engineer within infrastructure, engineering or construction.
• Experience within Rail, Water, Data Centres or another major infrastructure environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Good understanding of project planning principles, including critical path analysis, baselining, forecasting and progress measurement.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering or project delivery teams.
• Understanding of project controls processes including risk, change, cost and schedule management.
• Experience working within a consultancy, client-side or major contractor environment would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage planning activities across multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.