Senior Planner

Ferrovial Agroman SA; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure leader is seeking an experienced Planner to support major projects at Heathrow Airport. The role requires expertise in preparing project portfolios, managing programme updates, and coordinating teams. Strong skills in Primavera P6 and experience as a senior planner for large scale projects are essential. The company values innovation and offers a collaborative work culture focused on professional development and employee wellbeing. Join us to be part of something impactful at Heathrow.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a senior planner for large scale projects.
• Experience in planning management systems in engineering.
• Good knowledge on measuring civil engineering works.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Reporting Baseline updates for Projects.
• Manage portfolio/programme with project performance analysis.
• Coordinate external parties for realistic programme logic.

Skills

Senior planner experience

Civil and electrical-mechanical engineering knowledge

Primavera P6 proficiency

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

Problem-solving attitude

Tools

Primavera P6

CEMAR

Job description

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide., including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track‑record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2,920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high‑speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross‑business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting‑edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Ferrovial Construction is looking for an experienced Planner to support on major infrastructure projects in the UK.

Location: Heathrow Airport

Report to: Planning Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing a portfolio/programme of Projects for the purpose of updating monthly the Reporting Baseline (RB) with the instructions PMIs / implemented CEs.
• Responsible for preparing a portfolio/programme of Projects for monthly Progress Programme including narrative, project performance analysis, critical path, programme integration activities according to the Contract requirements across scope, time, risk, schedule updates, opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate all external parties involved in the progress process (commercials, planners, section leads and site agents) to ensure a realistic programme logic is in place.
• Act as an expert planner and scheduler.
• Use professionally Primavera P6 and familiar with cost loading programme.
• Manage and ensure earned value management.
• Promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, sub‑contractors and other external contacts.

Skills and Competence:

We are looking for candidates with:

• Previous experience as a senior planner for large scale projects.
• Experience of working on planning management systems within civil and electrical‑mechanical engineering projects.
• Experience in using Primavera P6 and CEMAR (Contract / Change management).
• Understanding of NEC4contracts.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and general IT skills.
• Ability to perform assignments independently with supervision and guidance as required.
• Ability to deliver timely high‑quality reports.
• Good level of proactivity and a problem‑solving attitude.
• Good relationship skills with the other departments / functions.
• Good knowledge on measuring civil engineering works

Heathrow Airport

Ferrovial Construction has been working at Heathrow Airport for over 18 years delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects to high quality, safety and environmental standards. We have focused on design and build projects with a mix of contractual arrangements. This has enabled us to refine our management procedures in response to Heathrow’s Employers Requirements and Ferrovial Construction own internal management systems.

Since joining Heathrow’s framework, Ferrovial Construction has delivered a variety of airside and landside projects across the whole airport. For example, we have delivered new taxiways and rehabilitated existing taxiways and the southern runway. We have also redeveloped sterile and grass areas and replaced critical assets, such as fire main, fuel main and HV ducts. We are currently working alongside Heathrow to rehabilitate assets with expired design life’s and plan for a future runway resurfacing project. We are constantly designing and planning our works around critical assets and engaging with different key stakeholders in order to deliver Heathrow value for money.

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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