Senior Planner

Ecruit; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Planner to manage and oversee programme delivery within the civil engineering sector. This role involves key responsibilities in producing and maintaining comprehensive project programmes while ensuring compliance with NEC contract requirements. Candidates must possess substantial experience in planning, strong time management abilities, and familiarity with specific planning tools. Applicants should be British Citizens with the ability to pass security clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project planning within civil / construction sector.
• Proven knowledge of planning techniques including critical path analysis.
• Ability to produce fully logic-linked, resource loaded programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme management and planning support across pre-contract and contract operations.
• Produce, manage and update programmes for acceptance in line with NEC contract requirements.
• Provide robust, accurate forecast information to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Planning Techniques

Critical Path Analysis

Programme Reporting

Time Management

Education

Degree / HNC in engineering / construction discipline

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

CEMAR

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The Role

Are you a skilled project planner with proven civil or construction sector experience? Ready to take the lead on programme delivery while shaping project outcomes within time and budget? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

Join Space Interior Systems Ltd on a 12-month (minimum) contract, where your expertise will keep complex projects on track and deliver measurable results.

We are looking for a Senior Planner to lead programme management and planning support across pre-contract and contract operations. You will work closely with our project teams to produce, manage and update programmes that meet NEC contract requirements while supporting project delivery within deadlines.

This is a contractor role, 5 days a week, site and office based. Applicants must be within commutable distance to Aldermaston.

If you are ready to step into a Senior Planner role with Space Interior Systems Ltd, apply today.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and liaise with other Space Planner(s) and all members of project(s) teams to ensure all project(s) are delivered within time and budget.
• Lead planning management and support to both pre-contract and contract operations.
• Produce, manage and update programmes for acceptance in line with NEC contract requirements and communicate programmes to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and incorporate change events into construction programmes and liaise with the project(s) commercial team to secure full entitlement under the contract.
• Measure, forecast and control against agreed programme baseline including monitoring of performance and providing input to coordination of operations to project teams.
• Provide robust, accurate forecast information to internal stakeholders including detailed information for each period.
• Produce programme outputs as required by the projects(s) including Critical Path, short term lookaheads, sub-contractor inputs etc.
• Provide support to corrective action and develop recovery plans when required.
• Support opportunity and risk management process including ensuring time risk allowance is included within programmes.
• Support sub-contractor programme information and maintain excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.

The Company

Established in 2003 and based in the south of England, Space has a reputation for delivering high-quality specialist construction projects that meet the highest standards.

The company has completed a wide range of projects on time and with great attention to detail, earning the trust of clients in the UK Defence sector and some of the world's most iconic brands.

Space remains committed to delivering projects in a sustainable and resilient manner, with a focus on excellence and precision.

The Person

• Degree / HNC in an engineering / construction discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience of project planning within civil / construction sector (Ideally with some Leadership Experience)
• Proven Detailed knowledge of planning techniques including critical path analysis and ability to produce fully logic-linked, resource loaded programmes.
• Advanced user of Oracle Primavera P6.
• Detailed understanding of programme reporting requirements including the implementation and use of Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of programme requirements under NEC Contracts including the assessment and implementation of compensation events
• Ability in the use of CEMAR in managing NEC Contracts
• Independently manage own time accurately to meet strict deadlines.
• Security Clearance (SC) - UKSV (Vetting Service) – Previous security clearance would be advantageous.
• The nature of our work does mean individuals need to be a British Citizen who have been resident in the UK for the past 10 years to apply for Clearance.