Project Planner

Costain Group PLC; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Planner to join their dynamic team on a large-scale infrastructure project. This role involves developing project schedules, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring accurate reporting to meet planning policies. The Planner will utilize P6 project management tools to enhance project delivery efficiency. With a hybrid work model, you will spend three days in the office and travel between sites, making this an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while enjoying a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning for large-scale civil infrastructure projects.
• Proficient in P6 for project scheduling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules for design, procurement, and construction.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary design teams and manage changes.

Skills

Project Management

P6 Project Management

Collaboration

Scheduling

Reporting

Education

University Degree

Tools

P6

Job description

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

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Job Info

• Job Identification 100775
• Job Category Project Management
• Posting Date 04/30/2025, 01:25 PM
• Degree Level University
• Locations PE3 6SB (Hybrid)
• Contract Type Permanent
• Driving Required Yes
• Security Clearance Required No

Job Description

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure

A core member of the SPA Integrated Delivery Team – working across multi-disciplinary teams to develop robust planning and provide reliable and accurate project status. The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and have a proven track record of developing, owning, and controlling integrated delivery of large-scale civil infrastructure projects. The SPA delivery planner will work collaboratively with the SPA Project Installation and Assembly Managers (PIAM), Functional Leads, Design, Delivery Managers and Pre-Construction Managers to fully map out the project delivery requirements and how these relate and interact with the SPA delivery programme. As a key member of the SPA Integrated Delivery Team, you will be planning future works and capturing actual progress made on site. You will be liaising with Design Managers, Project Leads and Delivery Managers from all partner organisations and provide a key input into the early notification of any issues which may affect successful project delivery. The Planner should be experienced in planning through all phase of large-scale projects including civil, mechanical, infrastructure and non-infrastructure type work. You must be proficient in the use of the P6 project and programme management applications. Support the Solutions Engineering and Production teams with innovative ideas around gaining greater efficiencies

The role will be hybrid with 3 days being in the office, with with travel between sites

Responsibilities

• Develop the project schedules required to provide accurate management of design, procurement, and construction through a challenging programme of work in line with SPA and Anglian Water planning policies.
• Collaboration across multi partner and multi-disciplinary design teams
• Engagement with PIAM, Design Team, Supply Chain, SPA PMO and wider delivery teams.
• Production of P6 schedules to SPA and Anglian Water Services standards.
• Accurate monthly progress reporting of let activities to support EVM
• Assist and enact the management of change in regards of impact on the schedules and progress
• Support SPA & NEC reporting requirements

Qualifications

• Experience of Main Contractor planning experience in the water industry covering large scale infrastructure projects.
• Operation and use of P6 within large-scale projects
• Scheduling/Reporting experience within NEC contract framework
• UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel