Senior Planner

Wates Smartspace; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Major project in Bedfordshire

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Wates Smartspace is seeking a Senior Planner to join our team on a major construction project in Bedfordshire. You will develop, manage and maintain detailed programmes from inception through completion, guiding delivery with robust planning and project controls.

Working closely with operational, commercial and design teams, you will provide planning expertise, monitor progress, report to senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner in construction.
• Experience on major construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and controls methodologies.
• Experience using Primavera P6.
• Ability to communicate programme implications clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing, managing and maintaining detailed project programmes from inception through to completion.
• Leading programme reporting, progress monitoring and performance analysis.
• Identifying programme risks and opportunities, developing mitigation and recovery plans where required.
• Working closely with project, commercial and design teams to ensure alignment between programme and delivery objectives.
• Supporting project controls, change management and progress reporting processes.
• Producing programme updates and reports for senior stakeholders and clients.
• Driving best practice in planning, programme management and project controls.
• Supporting tender and pre-construction activities where required.

Skills

Senior Planner

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Planner to join our team on a major construction project in Bedfordshire.

This is a key role within the project leadership team, responsible for developing, managing and maintaining robust project programmes that support the successful delivery of the scheme. You will work closely with operational, commercial and design teams, providing planning expertise and strategic insight to ensure programme certainty and effective project controls throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing, managing and maintaining detailed project programmes from inception through to completion
• Leading programme reporting, progress monitoring and performance analysis
• Identifying programme risks and opportunities, developing mitigation and recovery plans where required
• Working closely with project, commercial and design teams to ensure alignment between programme and delivery objectives
• Supporting project controls, change management and progress reporting processes
• Producing programme updates and reports for senior stakeholders and clients
• Driving best practice in planning, programme management and project controls
• Supporting tender and pre-construction activities where required

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner within the construction industry
• Strong track record of working on major construction projects
• Advanced knowledge of project planning and controls methodologies
• Experience using industry-standard planning software, such as Primavera P6
• Ability to analyse complex information and communicate programme implications clearly
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams

Why Join Wates?

• Be part of a major, high-profile project in Bedfordshire
• Work within a collaborative and high-performing project team
• Opportunity to influence project success from a strategic planning perspective
• Clear opportunities for career development and progression
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Ourcommitments:

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]