Project Planner

Bimplus; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual bonus

10% pension

25 days + bank holidays

Healthcare

Job summary

Marine & Civil Engineering Contractor in the South West seeks an experienced Project Planner to provide planning and programming support for tender-stage activities and live project delivery nationally. You will develop robust programmes, ensure NEC4 compliance and align with marine construction constraints, including tidal windows and weather downtime.

The role requires strong understanding of marine civil engineering, resource coordination, and the ability to integrate operational realities

Qualifications

• NEC4-compliant programme management and reporting.
• Developing and maintaining NEC4-compliant programmes.
• Strong understanding of marine/civil engineering project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain NEC4-compliant programmes per Clause 31/32.
• Produce baseline, accepted and updated programmes.
• Identify dependencies, critical path, risks and assumptions.
• Prepare programme narratives for submission and acceptance.
• Support project teams to ensure programme accuracy during delivery.
• Incorporate tidal windows, weather downtime and marine access constraints.

Skills

NEC4

Scheduling

Critical path

Risk management

NEC4 Compliance

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

We are working on behalf of a respected marine and civil engineering contractor based in the south west. Due to continued success and a successful merge with another contractor they have a need for an experienced construction Project Planner.

Role Purpose

The Project Planner will provide professional planning and programming support across the business, supporting both tender-stage activities and live project delivery across marine civil engineering operations nationally. The Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analysing robust project programmes that support safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery. Working closely with operational, commercial, and project teams, the Planner will ensure programmes are realistic, NEC4-compliant and aligned to the practical constraints of marine construction, including tidal working, weather impacts and specialist resource requirements.

Planner Role Supports

• Effective delivery of marine and civil engineering projects across the group
• NEC4-compliant programme management and reporting
• Improved resource planning and operational coordination
• Reduction of delivery and commercial risk
• Enhanced tender quality and programme credibility Programme Development & NEC4 Compliance
• NEC 4 Compliance;

Planner Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining NEC4-compliant programmes in line with Clause 31 and Clause 32 requirements
• Producing baseline, accepted, and regularly updated programmes
• Ensuring programmes clearly identify:
  • Logical sequencing and dependencies
  • Critical path activities
  • Risks, constraints, and assumptions
• Preparing programme narratives and supporting information for submission and acceptance
• Supporting project teams in maintaining programme accuracy throughout project delivery Marine & Tidal Planning
• The Planner role requires strong understanding of the operational realities of marine civil engineering and the ability to integrate these constraints into practical delivery programmes.

Planner Responsibilities Include

• Incorporating tidal windows, marine access constraints, and weather downtime into programmes
• Reflecting marine plant utilisation and operational sequencing within programme logic
• Supporting operational teams in planning efficient and achievable delivery sequences

Experience

• Experience as a Planner within a civil engineering contractor environment
• Background in marine, coastal, piling, or heavy civil engineering works
• Strong understanding of NEC4 programme requirements and administration
• Experience managing multiple project programmes concurrently
• Ability to interpret and communicate construction methodology through programmes
• Asta Powerproject
• Primavera P6

In Return

• Competitive salary and benefits package include bi annual bonus, 10% pension scheme, 25 days & bank holidays and healthcare