Rail & Transport Infrastructure Project Planner

Circet; Slough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programmes

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Circet UK is seeking a Project Planner to join our team. The role supports the Programme Manager and Project Delivery across rail, transport and energy infrastructure projects, handling planning, scheduling, forecasting, resource coordination, and monitoring from concept through to completion while maintaining high safety, quality, and delivery standards.

This role initially focuses on Rail and Transport Infrastructure, with a view to supporting growth in Energy Infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure, construction, rail, transport, utilities, or engineering environments.
• Strong planning and scheduling capabilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and planning tools; ability to multitask.
• Collaborative team player with proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor rail and transport infrastructure projects with clients and teams.
• Monitor and report progress, milestones, risks, and resource needs weekly.
• Coordinate internal and external resources for safe, efficient delivery of civils and utilities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and work programmes.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements are incorporated.
• Liaise with site teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review documents and construction programmes for alignment with objectives.
• Provide regular updates to Programme Managers and stakeholders.
• Coordinate materials, plant, and resources to support delivery.
• Maintain project records and update management systems.
• Assist with possession planning, access arrangements, and stakeholder coordination.
• Support continuous improvement of planning and reporting processes.
• Coordinate across Rail, Transport Infrastructure, and Energy Infrastructure projects.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Rail/Infrastructure

MS Excel

Primavera P6

MS Project

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Circet UK is seeking a Project Planner to join our team. The role supports the Programme Manager and Project Delivery across rail, transport and energy infrastructure projects, handling planning, scheduling, forecasting, resource coordination, and monitoring from concept through to completion while maintaining high safety, quality, and delivery standards.

This role initially focuses on Rail and Transport Infrastructure, with a view to supporting growth in Energy Infrastructure.