Senior Planner

Currie & Brown; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a Senior Project Planner based in London to support project leaders in generating high-standard planning services for large infrastructure projects. You will capture knowledge across projects and reinforce our reputation as a leading consultant.

The role emphasizes mentoring planners, coordinating with supply chains, and ensuring progress is accurately reported on site to meet safety and quality goals.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree/Post Grad level in construction or business related field.
• Experience typical of five years as a planner on high-value projects (>£20m).
• Significant experience with Primavera (P6) and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and inspire a team to shape the next generation of planners.
• Assess construction projects to determine safest and best delivery methods.
• Win confidence of stakeholders including supply chains and subcontractors to follow plan.
• Manage programmes to deliver on time and within budget.
• Report on productivity, track progress and verify data on site.
• Make informed decisions when changes are needed.
• Be part of a planning community and share knowledge across projects.
• Collaborate across teams to improve safety and quality through planning.
• Mentor junior planners and support leadership.

Skills

Planning services

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Contract knowledge (NEC)

Team leadership

Education

Construction/related degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Job description

• Have significant experience of planning services - ideally within construction
• Know how to use planning techniques and planning toolsets
• Understand tender documents, contracts and specifications
• Understand various methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring
• Want to work with people - we're about teamwork, not siloes
• Develop relationships, trust and confidence to get every team to do what's needed
• Be unflappable as situations change, plans evolve and decisions need making.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to Degree/Post Grad level or equivalent in construction or business related field.
• Experience (typically associated with five years' experience) as a planner on projects with a value typically in excess of £20m.
• Significant experience with Primavera software (P6) and MS Excel.
• Experience in planning infrastructure projects in a live operational environment desirable.
• Experience in performing quantity takeoffs, statistical analysis and computer operations.
• Understanding of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction and start up work processes.
• Understanding of mathematical and financial reports.
• Understanding of NEC types of contract.

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Our people

Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.

The role - what is it we would like you to do? Currie & Brown is currently looking for a s enior p roject p lanner role based out of our London infrastructure team . The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of project planning service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our client, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred consultant and service provider. The successful candidate will be a key contributor in the p roject m anagement team assisting in the successful implementation and delivery o f large and complex projects.

Your core duties will involve:

• Lead, coach and inspire a team to shape the next generation of planners
• Look at construction projects from every angle to decide the safest and best possible way to deliver them
• Win everyone's confidence and get them on board to follow your plan - including supply chains and subcontractors
• Manage programmes of work to make sure we do what we say we'll do in the right way at the right time to the right cost
• Have a strong handle on every project by reporting on productivity, mapping predicted progress and getting out on site to ensure our progress data's accurate
• Make informed decisions on how best to proceed if any changes are needed
• Be part of a powerful planning community who lean on and learn from each other
• Collaborate across the teams to define plans, update on progress and increase the impact that planning can make on safety and quality
• Get the chance to mentor our Planners and reverse mentor our leaders.

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage - providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long. We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis. We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously.

Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact.

As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world's brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow.