Senior Planner

Dalkia UK; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dalkia UK seeks a Senior Planner for a prestigious project at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. You will drive planning frameworks across time, cost, and quality, ensuring programmes align with contractual requirements.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in building services or MEP planning, with strong analytical skills, NEC contract knowledge, and the ability to deliver data-driven insights to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning within building services or MEP.
• Experience managing multiple complex programmes under pressure.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and contract time management.
• Ability to translate complex programme data into clear insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic leadership for integrated programmes and mitigation activities.
• Own project progress measurement, reporting, and governance.
• Manage delay analysis, EOT submissions, and commercial alignment.
• Present progress to clients and senior stakeholders; coordinate inputs across functions.
• Implement and assure project controls processes and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Communication

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to work a prestigious project at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. This role will drive the development, implementation, and management of robust project planning and scheduling frameworks across this complex healthcare building services project.

This role is ideal for someone based in the West Midlands but who can also easily access the Shrewsbury site as and when required.

Working within this multi-disciplinary project, you will ensure project programmes are accurate, controlled, and aligned with contractual requirements—supporting successful delivery across time, cost, and quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities come under the following areas;

Strategic Leadership

• Lead integrated programmes for complex this complex project.
• Apply advanced programme logic, critical path and constructability analysis.
• Ensure compliance with contractual and project controls requirements.
• Challenge assumptions, forecasts and delivery strategies.
• Lead recovery planning and mitigation activities.

Progress, Forecasting & Performance

• Lead project progress measurement and reporting.
• Analyse programme variance and identify causes.
• Produce performance metrics and management insights.
• Maintain programme governance and data quality.

Delay, Claims & Commercial Alignment

• Lead delay analysis and programme assessments.
• Apply contractual programme obligations and requirements.
• Maintain records supporting EOTs, variations and claims.
• Align programme activities with commercial strategy.
• Identify, assess and manage programme risks and opportunities.
• Develop and monitor mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Evaluate impacts on critical path and project milestones.

Senior Stakeholder Management

• Present progress to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs across project functions.
• Influence decisions through data, evidence and sound judgement.
• Build effective relationships while maintaining constructive challenge.

Project Controls & Assurance

• Implement and assure project controls processes.
• Lead planning assurance, audits and continuous improvement.
• Use advanced planning and digital tools to support decision-making.

What You Will Bring;

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Planners to be part of a varied and interesting project. Do you have solid proven experience in project planning within building services or MEP? If so we'd love to hear from you.

You'll need experience of managing multiple complex programmes under pressure, ideally using Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6 and have a strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail. In addition, you will be commercially aware with understanding of programme vs cost.

In addition, do you have the following?

• Solid understanding of NEC contracts, including programme and time management
• Experience in the preparation and review of Extension of Time (EOT) submissions and delay analysis.
• Ability to translate complex programme data into clear insights for stakeholders
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Collaborative, proactive, and results-driven approach