Senior Planner

Cooper Moss Rutland LLP; Highgate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Highgate is seeking experienced Senior Planners to join their dynamic team. You will lead collaborative planning workshops and manage interface planning activities. An ideal candidate will have strong client-side experience, a background in construction planning, and proficiency in Primavera P6. The role includes a competitive salary and a range of benefits such as healthcare and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Comprehensive Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Pension employer’s contribution

Company and personal performance-based bonus

Training and professional development

Regular social events

Employee experience platform

Qualifications

• 6+ years planning experience.
• Strong focus on interface planning.
• Solid background in construction and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative planning workshops.
• Ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Develop realistic schedule estimates.

Skills

Client-side planning experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Proficient in Primavera P6

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Degree-level qualification and/or project management certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are currently seeking experienced Senior Planners to join our dynamic team on a full‑time basis. The successful candidates will have strong client‑side planning experience with a particular focus on interface planning. You will lead collaborative planning workshops, act as an ambassador for process and procedure, and provide critical friend support to our clients. Our team is multi‑disciplinary, so a wide range of experience and/or willingness to learn is crucial. About us: CMR is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided. We are a progressive & dynamic consultancy offering tailored project controls services across a range of industries. Our purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry. Our ambition (What we want to achieve): Re‑imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.

Responsibilities

• You’ll lead and facilitate collaborative planning workshops, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.
• Support and drive interface planning activities, identifying and managing key internal and external interfaces.
• Act as a critical friend to project teams, providing challenge, support, and best‑practice guidance.
• Champion planning processes, procedures, and governance, acting as an ambassador for high standards and consistency.
• Develop robust, realistic schedule estimates using Primavera P6.
• Define the Basis of Schedule including key assumptions, exclusions, constraints, and dependencies.
• Work closely with Cost, Risk, and wider project teams to ensure alignment of assumptions and fully integrated planning.
• Identify interface risks and support QSRA processes alongside the Risk team.
• Validate schedule estimates using benchmark data and design information (including BIM where applicable).

Qualifications

• Strong client‑side experience with a focus on interface planning.
• Solid background in construction and infrastructure planning.
• Proficient in Primavera P6.
• 6+ years planning experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead workshops confidently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of BIM, 4D planning, and related digital tools.
• Degree‑level qualification and/or APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and NEC/JCT/FIDIC contracts.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (APM, ICE, CIOB).

Requirements and Location

• Full right to work in the UK.
• Working from home and 1‑2 days per week in Birmingham.

Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays).
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (inc. Dentist and Optician).
• Life Assurance (x4 Salary).
• Pension: employer’s contribution of 4%.
• Company and personal performance‑based bonus.
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Long Service Leave.
• Training and professional development.
• Regular social events.
• Perkbox – employee experience platform.

At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that share our values and ambitions. We’re proud that 96% of our team say CMR is a “Great Place to Work”, a reflection of our supportive culture, focus on people, and drive to do things differently.

Learn more here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/