Senior Planner

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Planner in Peterborough with hybrid working options. The role involves leading planning teams on water projects and ensuring project timelines are met. Applicants should have significant experience in the water or civil engineering sector, strong communication skills, and expertise in Primavera P6. This position offers a competitive salary between £60k–£70k along with a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Car/allowance

Bonus

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years planning experience.
• Possess sound understanding of planning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust project plans.
• Provide strategic insights for resource alignment.
• Communicate key project milestones to stakeholders.

Skills

Proven experience in planning major projects

Strong expertise in Primavera P6

Excellent communication skills

Leadership experience in planning teams

Problem-solving and strategic decision-making

Knowledge of the NEC contract

Commercial awareness

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

Position: Senior Planner

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available

Salary Guide: 60-70k (neg DOE), car/allowance, and excellent benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for Anglian Water through Alliance.

The Role: Our client is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Senior Planner for the Anglian Water Region. Whilst leading and developing a team towards planning excellence, you\'ll ensure the project plan and programme are kept on track with any mitigating circumstances successfully overcome. By using your knowledge and expertise in planning, you\'ll build the trust and confidence of key stakeholder by delivering project updates backed up by value- added data which can contribute to delivery improvements as they progress.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust project plans aligned Alliance and Anglian Water standards.
• Provide strategic insights, ensuring resource alignment and risk mitigation.
• Communicate key project milestones and progress to stakeholders.
• Drive a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Champion health, safety, and wellbeing across all planning activities.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience: Proven experience in planning major projects, ideally within the water or civil engineering sector.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and collaborative planning processes. Leadership experience in managing and developing planning teams.
• Excellent communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for innovation, problem-solving, and strategic decision-making.
• Knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements.
• Good understanding of Construction, Civil Engineering and M&E activity.
• Minimum 5 years planning experience.
• Possess sound understanding of planning skills and programming.
• Excellent written contractual communication.
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Excellent knowledge of planning systems.
• Good coaching and leadership skills.
• Strong commercial awareness.

Package

• A competitive salary
• Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)
• Bonus (subject to role and level of position)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc

Keywords

• Planning Engineer
• Planner
• Project Planner
• Senior Planner
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• Construction
• Project Programmes
• P6 Programmes
• Project Delivery
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• Water Industry
• Water Sector
• Water Treatment
• Clean Water
• Sewage
• Wastewater
• Waste Water
• Utilities
• Highways
• Power
• Energy
• Nuclear
• Energy from Waste
• Rail
• Infrastructure
• Primavera
• P6
• Severn Trent Water
• Anglian Water
• Thames Water
• Staffordshire Water
• Veolia
• AMP 7
• AMP 8
• NEC