Senior Planner

Peoplebank; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance 24-26 days

Clancy Xtras discounts

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Clancy seeks an experienced P6 Planner to join our Civils team in the UK, supporting delivery of complex projects. You’ll develop robust programmes from pre-construction through handover, coordinating with Project Managers, delivery teams and subcontractors.

You’ll be proficient in Primavera P6 (cost and resource-loaded) and MS Project, with NEC contracts knowledge. A full UK driving licence is essential; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner in civils/construction projects.
• Ability to identify risks, manage change and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent organisation, detail focus and accuracy.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts and programme management.
• Experience creating cost and resource-loaded programmes in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• UK driving licence is essential.
• Role excludes sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust programmes across the project lifecycle from pre-construction to handover.
• Work with PMs, delivery teams, subcontractors and stakeholders to align plans.
• Produce tender programmes aligned with design, scope and contract requirements.
• Manage programmes through construction and handover.
• Produce dashboards, reports and planning information.
• Attend planning meetings and site visits to support planning.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Resource and cost loading in line with contractual requirements to support earned value management.

Skills

Project planning

Risk management

Attention to detail

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

We are Innovative!

That’s why we need people like you to help us. People who enjoy finding new ways to do things...

We’re looking for an experienced P6 Planner to join our Civils team, supporting the successful delivery of complex projects across our business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced P6 Planner who enjoys being involved throughout the project lifecycle, from developing initial programmes through to supporting delivery teams on site and ensuring successful project completion.

Working closely with Project Managers, delivery teams, subcontractors and key stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in developing robust programmes, identifying risks and ensuring works are planned, monitored and delivered effectively.

Here are some of the activities you’ll be involved in...

• Supporting the PMO team in developing, updating and maintaining accurate programmes and schedules in line with project and contractual requirements.
• Producing tender programmes that deliver efficient and effective plans aligned with design, specification and scope.
• Managing programmes throughout the project lifecycle, from pre-construction through construction and handover.
• Producing and submitting programmes, reports and associated planning information within agreed timescales.
• Developing change event programmes in accordance with contract requirements, analysing critical and non-critical paths and communicating impacts to delivery teams.
• Managing subcontractor programmes, providing constructive feedback and supporting improved programme delivery.
• Producing dashboards, trackers and reporting information to monitor project performance and support internal reporting.
• Hosting and attending planning meetings to ensure all parties remain informed and aligned.
• Attending site when required to support delivery and planning teams.
• Preparing summary programmes, reports and visual outputs to clearly communicate programme logic and progress.
• Supporting the development of junior members of the team through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Ensuring programmes are resource and cost loaded in line with business and contractual requirements to support performance tracking and earned value management.

We would love to hear from you if...

You have extensive experience working as a Planner within a civils, construction or infrastructure environment and are confident managing programmes across the full project lifecycle, from pre-construction through to completion and handover.

Have a detailed and forward-thinking approach to planning and problem solving, with the ability to identify risks, manage change and develop practical solutions to support successful project delivery.

Highly organised, detail-focused and committed to delivering work right first time, ensuring programmes are accurate, robust and aligned with project protocols and contractual requirements. Along with a strong understanding of construction methodologies, NEC contracts and programme management, with the ability to work collaboratively with project teams, subcontractors and key stakeholders.

You’ll have extensive experience using Primavera P6, including developing cost and resource-loaded programmes to an advanced level, together with a good working knowledge of MS Project.

A full and valid UK driving licence is essential.

* Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship with this role

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.