Senior Planner

First Recruitment Group; Epsom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Senior Planner for a 6-month contract based in Epsom, Surrey. The ideal candidate will have proven construction planning experience and strong skills in Project Controls. Responsibilities include managing project schedules, providing detailed performance data, and supervising junior team members. A degree in engineering and familiarity with Primavera P6 are essential. This role offers an opportunity to work on significant transportation infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Proven construction planning experience on large projects.
• Strong understanding of design, procurement, and construction processes.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of project programming and Project Controls.
• Develop and maintain project and tender programmes.
• Provide timely project performance data and reports.
• Identify and escalate project risks and deviations.

Skills

Construction planning

Project Controls techniques

Strong presentation skills

EVM (Earned Value Management)

Schedule risk and cost analysis

Education

Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Civil preferred)

APM membership

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

New Job Opportunity - Senior Planner - Initially 6 Month Contract - Based in Epsom Surrey Office

Office Location: Surrey, 3 days in the office, 2 days stoppen home

Start Date: 21 January 2026

Duration: 6 months

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

Pay Rate: Negotiable Dependent on experience

Background:

This role requires a strong construction planning background, with proven experience on large, complex transportation infrastructure projects.

Job Description:

As a Senior Planner within our Rail Systems team, youodos your technical expertise, planning skills and professional judgement to a diverse portfolio of projects and tenders. Based in London and working within our Complex Projects team, you will support the successful delivery of major Rail and Highways projects.

You will act as a key facilitator, providing comprehensive Project Controls support to הדין project teams and clients. The role reports to the Project Controls Manager, with accountability to the Project Manager.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, world‑class Project Controls team working on some of the UK’s largest transportation infrastructure programmes. Our client's Project Controls is internationally recognised for delivering major transportation projects across the UK and overseas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for all aspects of project programming and Project Controls.
• Develop, manage, and maintain robust project and tender programmes.
• Represent and drive Project Controls policies, including attendance and contribution to client progress meetings.
• Provide accurate and timely project performance data, schedules, and reports.
• Identify project deviations, delays, and risks, escalating issues to senior stakeholders as required.
• Deliver periodic programme updates,omers claramente communicating changes, delays, and impacts.
• Ensure programme issues are fully understood by Senior Management and provide appropriate planning advice.
• Support delivery of projects to agreed time and cost targets.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members gegen required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a defined client base.
• Demonstrate awareness of commercial and financial aspects of project management.

Skills & Experience Requirements:

• Proven construction planning experience, including programming multi-disciplinary engineering design and managing interfaces.
• Strong understanding of how projects are designed, procured, constructed, and commissioned.
• Resource histograms
• Performance analysis data
• Asset tracking
• CPI / SPI reporting
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex information to project teams, clients, and stakeholders.

Detailed knowledge of Project Controls techniques, including:

• Budget and cost management
• Change control
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Data and trend analysis
• Work Package Management
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, using own initiative to produce project and tender programmes.

In-depth understanding of transportation systems, including:

• Signalling
• Track (P-Way)
• Structures (tunnels, bridges, earthworks, embankments, buildings, gantries, access platforms, etc.)
• Electrification & Plant
• Telecoms

Key Experience:

• Experience with schedule risk and cost analysis, claims, and projects up to £50m in value.
• Expert user of Primavera P6.
• Kwam working with various contract forms, including NEC.
• Degree-qualified Engineering professional (Mechanical or Civil preferred).
• APM membership preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proactive and collaborative approach.