Senior Planner

Lanesra Technical Recruitment Ltd

Peterborough

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays + 5 to

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings hub

Job summary

Lanesra Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Planner in Peterborough with hybrid working options. The role focuses on leading and developing planning for water industry projects, keeping programmes on track, and delivering updates backed by data.

You will engage with delivery teams and stakeholders to drive planning excellence. With five+ years in planning large Civil Engineering or Construction projects, you’ll use Primavera P6 to create robust plans, manage risks, and support project

Qualifications

Essential experience with planning large-scale Civil Engineering or Construction projects.
Proficiency in Primavera P6 and collaborative planning processes.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Lead planning activities to develop and monitor detailed project plans.
Maintain alignment between plans, costs, and timelines.
Coordinate with delivery teams and provide regular progress reports.
Identify risks and mitigation actions to keep projects on track.
Prepare 4D planning visuals to support project understanding.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Health and safety commitment

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Position: Senior Planner

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available

Salary Guide: 65-75k (neg DOE), car/allowance, and excellent benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for Anglian Water through Alliance.

The Role: Our client is looking to strengthen their Planning team with a Senior Planner for the Anglian Water Region. Whilst leading and developing a team towards planning excellence, you'll ensure the project plan and programme are kept on track with any mitigating circumstances successfully overcome. By using your knowledge and expertise in planning, you'll build the trust and confidence of key stakeholder by delivering project updates backed up by value- added data which can contribute to delivery improvements as they progress.

Responsibilities: Prepare and Monitor Plans

Lead collaborative digital planning and production meetings to ensure clarity of requirements and expectations.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans in accordance with framework and Anglian Water requirements.
Liaise with delivery teams to ensure consistency in methodology and outputs.
Proactively identify opportunities and risks and explore mitigation strategies.
Develop 4D animations of project plans to aid in digital rehearsal of construction.
Gather progress information and communicate effects on key dates, challenging the team to deliver on time.

Communication of Plans

Attend site regularly to gather program update information.
Communicate critical paths and key activities in team meetings.
Advise the team on priorities to prevent activities from becoming critical.
Attend meetings as required and provide project-specific reports as needed.

Quality of Plans

Maintain planning standards and adhere to published processes.
Ensure integrity of project plans and actively participate in driving best practices.
Ensure alignment between plans and cost forecasts.

Experience: Minimum five years of experience in planning large-scale projects within the Civil Engineering or Construction sector, preferably in the Water Industry

Essential experience with Primavera P6 and collaborative planning processes.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Attention to detail and ability to manage complex project plans effectively.
Commitment to health and safety principles.

Package includes: A competitive salary

Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Health Insurance
Private medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc

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