Senior Civil Infrastructure Planner | NEC/Primavera Pro

Bouygues Construction Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VSL UK, part of Bouygues Construction, seeks an experienced Planner to support multiple civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK from our London head office. You will develop, coordinate and monitor construction programmes, manage client and subcontractor schedules, and identify risks to keep delivery on track.

The role requires five years of planning experience, strong NEC knowledge, and proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience as a Planner or Planning Engineer.
• Strong civil engineering or infrastructure background.
• Experience managing multiple project programmes with client/subcontractor schedules.
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts and contractual programme requirements.
• Experience in progress monitoring, critical path analysis, forecasting and recovery planning.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update construction programmes across multiple projects.
• Prepare baseline programmes, lookahead schedules and recovery plans.
• Coordinate activities, sequencing, dependencies and milestones with project teams.
• Lead subcontract procurement for project packages, including strategy, tendering, evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Coordinate client and subcontractor programmes, ensuring alignment with overall project schedules.
• Monitor progress against planned activities, identify delays and risks, and produce progress updates and forecasts.
• Ensure programmes comply with NEC contractual requirements and support delay analysis and contract changes.
• Communicate programme risks and delivery constraints to stakeholders and support planning meetings.

Skills

Strong civil/infra planning

NEC contracts knowledge

Progress monitoring

Analytical skills

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

VSL UK, part of Bouygues Construction, seeks an experienced Planner to support multiple civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK from our London head office. You will develop, coordinate and monitor construction programmes, manage client and subcontractor schedules, and identify risks to keep delivery on track.

The role requires five years of planning experience, strong NEC knowledge, and proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.