Senior Planner

AmcoGiffen; Highbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AmcoGiffen is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join the Wales & Western team, delivering major rail and infrastructure projects across the region. You will lead planning, programme management and project controls from tender through completion, coordinating with Network Rail and key stakeholders.

The role requires strong rail/infra experience, proficient use of Primavera P6, and the ability to develop robust schedules and mitigation strategies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive planning experience within rail, civil engineering or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and programme management principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex project schedules.
• Sound understanding of NEC contracts and programme obligations.
• Ability to assess programme risks and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, reporting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience working closely with operational teams, clients and project managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed project programmes from tender through to project completion.
• Monitor progress against programme milestones and identify risks, opportunities and delays.
• Produce programme updates, reporting and mitigation strategies to support successful project delivery.
• Support project controls, resource planning and procurement activities.
• Manage programme change and assess the impact of variations and compensation events.
• Work collaboratively with operational delivery teams to ensure programmes accurately reflect project requirements.
• Provide planning support to project managers and senior leadership teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, including regular face-to-face engagement with Network Rail and project stakeholders.
• Undertake regular site visits to support programme development, progress reviews and project reporting.

Skills

Rail planning

Civil engineering

Programme management

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Client relations

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Location: Highbridge, Somerset (with regular travel to project sites across Wales & Western)

Business Unit: Wales & Western

Reporting To: Principal Planner

Contract Type: Permanent, Direct Employee

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our Wales & Western team, supporting the successful delivery of major rail and infrastructure projects across the region. Working on high-profile schemes including MetroWest and a range of Network Rail frameworks, you will play a key role in planning, programme management and project controls throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established planner with strong rail and civil engineering experience who is looking to make a significant impact on complex infrastructure projects while working closely with clients, project teams and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed project programmes from tender through to project completion.
• Monitor progress against programme milestones and identify risks, opportunities and delays.
• Produce programme updates, reporting and mitigation strategies to support successful project delivery.
• Support project controls, resource planning and procurement activities.
• Manage programme change and assess the impact of variations and compensation events.
• Work collaboratively with operational delivery teams to ensure programmes accurately reflect project requirements.
• Provide planning support to project managers and senior leadership teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, including regular face-to-face engagement with Network Rail and project stakeholders.
• Undertake regular site visits to support programme development, progress reviews and project reporting.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced planner with a strong background in rail and infrastructure projects and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive planning experience within rail, civil engineering or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and programme management principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex project schedules.
• Sound understanding of NEC contracts and programme obligations.
• Ability to assess programme risks and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, reporting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience working closely with operational teams, clients and project managers.

Why Join Us?

You will be joining a well-established infrastructure business delivering critical rail projects throughout the Wales & Western region. We offer the opportunity to work on challenging and rewarding schemes, collaborate with experienced industry professionals and play a key role in shaping programme delivery on some of the UK's most important transport infrastructure projects.

The Company

AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

Why AmcoGiffen?

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

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Recruitment Manager