Senior Planner

Randstad Cpe London; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity to join a major UK infrastructure programme as a Senior Planner in Birmingham. This role involves leading project schedules across complex rail delivery portfolios, ensuring schedule integrity, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should possess advanced skills in Primavera P6 and significant experience in infrastructure planning.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in planning on major infrastructure or rail projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC contract schedules and core project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead schedule development and integration across multiple delivery areas.
• Manage dependencies and propose risk mitigations.
• Collaborate with delivery teams and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Primavera P6

Planning Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

HNC or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior Planner | Location: Birmingham
Salary: £47,450 to £59,300 (would consider an increase for exceptional candidates)

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planner to join a major UK infrastructure programme, leading the development of integrated project schedules across a large, complex rail delivery portfolio. This role sits within a high-performing Project Controls function and will be key to ensuring schedule integrity, programme coordination, and effective risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead schedule development and integration across multiple delivery areas.
• Manage dependencies and interfaces, identifying risks and proposing mitigations.
• Support integrated baselining activities, aligning cost, risk, and time.
• Assure and validate supply chain programme submissions.
• Conduct scenario planning and provide insight to support project recovery and key decisions.
• Collaborate with delivery teams, contractors, and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of planning processes, policies, and standards.

Skills & Experience

• Advanced Primavera P6 skills.
• Strong planning leadership experience on major infrastructure or rail projects.
• Solid understanding of NEC contract schedules and change control.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle and core project controls disciplines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

We can only consider applications from those eligible to work in the UK for this position. This position will require some additional checks to ensure you can access the site as needed.
For more information on this position, please contact Marika Powell at ARM on <phone number removed> or email your CV and covering letter .

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ('ARM'). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Required Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent