Senior Planner

Telent Technology Services Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company is seeking a Senior Planner to lead project planning and scheduling for high-profile rail programmes. This hybrid role requires strong expertise in Primavera P6, proven leadership in managing planning teams, and a commitment to continuous improvement. You will interface with various teams to enhance project delivery excellence. This opportunity includes substantial benefits such as a car allowance and generous holiday options.

Benefits

Car Allowance

34 days holiday including public holidays

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

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Qualifications

• Experienced Senior Planner with deep expertise in the rail sector.
• Strong track record of leading and developing high-performing planning teams.
• Proven experience planning large-scale projects with values up to 100 million.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed rail project programmes using Primavera P6.
• Work closely with project managers for accurate forecasting and progress tracking.
• Champion planning excellence while mentoring junior planners.

Skills

Planning large-scale infrastructure projects

Leadership skills

Stakeholder communication

Continuous improvement

Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Planner

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Senior Project Controls Manager, the Senior Planner will lead project planning and scheduling within our rail division, utilising Primavera P6. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust project schedules across multiple high-profile rail programmes, as well as leading a team of planners, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance management to drive consistent planning excellence across the board.

This is a hybrid working role with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ on a weekly basis, and ad hoc travel to other sites on occasion.

What you'll do:

• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed rail project programmes using Primavera P6, covering all lifecycle stages from tender through design, delivery, and commissioning.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, and commercial teams to provide accurate forecasting, progress tracking, and scenario planning
• Produce integrated programmes across multiple disciplines including signalling, telecoms, electrification, and civils, ensuring interface and access planning are fully incorporated.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement in planning by driving best practices, tool development, and internal planning governance.
• Ensure information regarding the programme forecast is communicated within different business functions to enable appropriate resource to meet requirements
• Champion planning excellence within Telent, mentoring junior planners, promoting continuous improvement, and contributing to planning process development across the business.

Who you are:

You are an experienced Senior Planner with deep expertise in the rail sector (though candidates from other complex infrastructure backgrounds will be considered), advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, and a strong track record of leading and developing high-performing planning teams.

Key Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, with the ability to develop, manage, and analyse complex project schedules.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, with experience mentoring junior planners and managing planning teams.
• Proven experience planning large-scale infrastructure projects, ideally within the rail sector, with values up to 100 million.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and engagement abilities, with a track record of collaboration across project management, engineering, and commercial teams.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, with a proactive approach to planning innovation and process optimisation.

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• Car Allowance
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

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We're passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.