Senior Planner

Galliford Try; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company seeks a Senior Planner for its Infrastructure sector. The position involves managing construction programmes and ensuring timely project delivery across various regions. With an emphasis on candidate wellbeing and professional growth, this role offers a robust opportunity within a rapidly growing organization.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options

Paid membership to professional association

Qualifications

• Experience in planning major civils projects in a highways and public realm setting.
• Ability to build programmes independently and report using planning software.
• Background in site engineering desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and manage construction programmes.
• Participate in safety planning and maintain project schedules.
• Liaise with subcontractors on programme submissions.

Skills

Planning

Construction Management

Risk Assessment

Project Scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta

MS Project

Job description

Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Senior Planner– Infrastructure

Location – Greater Manchester, Staffordshire or Yorkshire

LA North (flexible location covering projects in Staffordshire, Leeds, west and south Yorkshire and Greater Manchester at present)

As Senior Planner you will develop, update and manage the construction programme to ensure on time delivery.

Our Infrastructure Business

There has never been a better time to join our family, in particular our Infrastructure business where we have seen impressive growth over the last few years achieving tremendous success under the CDF Framework and Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA) amongst other local authority frameworks. Right now, we are poised for continued growth successfully retendering for the MHA strengthened with additional success on the Regional Delivery Partnership with Highways England in the South West and the Eastern regions. We’ve secured a strong pipeline of work over the next few years and in a really strong position to capitalise further so now is the time to update that CV and come and join us, exciting times are ahead!

The Scope

We are looking for a talented Senior Planner to assist us in the construction and ECI phases of a wide range of projects in the Midlands and South with a value between to Million.

What will you be doing?

As Senior Planner you will develop, update and manage the construction programmes to support on time delivery.

You will;

• Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
• Updating and maintain the Cl Programmes along with the different delivery functions in assurance of providing a robust and realistic schedule that reflects the risk and opportunity that could impact key project milestones
• Review and develop the preferred construction sequence considering project wide constraints to confirm the duration in the overall scheme schedule
• Facilitate construction readiness planning
• Arrange, facilitate and provide output from client and supply chain collaborative planning sessions
• If required, cost load the schedule
• If required, generate Earned Value Analysis from the cost loaded schedule
• Monthly updating of the schedule and reports
• Update and analyse the schedule based on the effects of Compensation events or other events which may affect the programme.
• Liaise with subcontractors and assess their programme submissions for acceptance

About you

We are looking for passion and a commitment for delivering excellence. If you have a solid track record of planning major civils projects in a highways and public realm setting then be sure to get in touch as I want to hear from you. You’ll need experience of working in the contracting environment with the ability to build programmes independently (but within the team) from scratch and report using P (standard of GT Infrastructure), Asta (one of the contracts required this) and MS Project (some clients require this). The ideal candidate will have progressed from a site engineering background so understands first hand how jobs are built. If this sounds like you and you are ready to strive for exceptional levels of performance, call me today!

What we can offer in return:

With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Infrastructure business please contact Abby Whitbread on

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Created on 17/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom