Register Your Interest - Planning opportunities UK 2026

Skanska UK Plc; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm based in Watford is seeking planners at every level for their 2026 talent pipeline. Responsibilities include developing robust programmes, analysing progress, and integrating planning with various teams. Ideal candidates should have experience in planning within construction and a relevant qualification. This permanent position welcomes expressions of interest and promotes diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Understanding of construction documents, contracts, and specifications.
• Experience of planning, programming, and progress monitoring within a construction contractor.
• Practical site experience and/or a relevant construction qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain robust programmes for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Analyse progress, identify critical paths, and drive mitigation to protect time, cost, and quality.
• Integrate planning with design, commercial, procurement, and delivery teams.

Skills

Understanding of construction documents

Planning and programming experience

Practical site experience

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Construction or Engineering

Job description

Register Your Interest - Planning opportunities UK 2026

General information

City/town:

Watford

Job field:

Construction

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Type of contract:

Permanent

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We’re building our 2026 talent pipeline across Skanska UK’s Infrastructure and are seeking planners at every level to help deliver complex, critical infrastructure that connects communities and underpins the UK economy.

What you'll do:

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain robust programmes for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Analyse progress, identify critical paths, and drive mitigation to protect time, cost, and quality.
• Integrate planning with design, commercial, procurement, and delivery teams; support change control and risk management.
• Apply best-practice planning techniques, data, and digital tools to improve predictability and performance.
• Provide clear reporting and insight to inform decision-making at project and portfolio level.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Understanding of construction documents, contracts, and specifications.
• Experience of planning, programming, and progress monitoring within a construction contractor.
• Practical site experience and/or a relevant construction qualification.
• Degree/HND/HNC in Construction or Engineering - Preferred

Register your interest for 2026 opportunities

Apply now with your CV and a brief cover note stating the role level you’re targeting (Trainee Planner, Planner, Senior Planner, Planning Manager)

Open now for 2026. We will review expressions of interest on a rolling basis as opportunities go live.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

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