Senior Planner

K2 Construction Management; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Construction Management (K2CM), part of Hanmi Global, seeks a Senior Planner to support major data centre projects across the North East. The role focuses on close delivery collaboration with clients, contractors and project teams on fast-paced construction programmes.

Strong Primavera P6 capability and experience developing, reviewing and maintaining programmes throughout the lifecycle are essential for success in this position based in the North East on a full-time basis.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Senior Planning role.
• Proven delivery experience within the data centre sector.
• Solid understanding of construction methodologies and sequencing.
• Experience working on large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing, managing and maintaining integrated project programmes.
• Producing baseline programmes and monitoring progress against key milestones.
• Identifying programme risks, constraints and opportunities.
• Undertaking critical path analysis and programme recovery planning.
• Managing change and assessing programme impacts.
• Producing programme reports, dashboards and progress updates.
• Working closely with clients, contractors and project teams to drive programme performance.
• Supporting project controls and wider project delivery activities.
• Facilitating planning workshops and programme reviews.

Skills

Senior Planner

Data centre experience

Stakeholder management

Change control

Risk management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

North East England | (Office & Project-Based) Full-Time

Permanent or Freelance

K2 Construction Management (K2CM), part of Hanmi Global, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of major data centre projects across the North East.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planner who enjoys being close to project delivery, influencing programme strategy, and working alongside clients, contractors, and project teams on complex, fast-paced construction programmes.

We're looking for someone with proven data centre experience, strong Primavera P6 capability, and the ability to develop, manage and review programmes throughout the project lifecycle.

This role requires the successful candidate to be based in the North East on a full-time basis.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing, managing and maintaining integrated project programmes
• Producing baseline programmes and monitoring progress against key milestones
• Identifying programme risks, constraints and opportunities
• Undertaking critical path analysis and programme recovery planning
• Managing change and assessing programme impacts
• Producing programme reports, dashboards and progress updates
• Working closely with clients, contractors and project teams to drive programme performance
• Supporting project controls and wider project delivery activities
• Facilitating planning workshops and programme reviews

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in a Senior Planning role
• Proven delivery experience within the data centre sector
• Solid understanding of construction methodologies and sequencing
• Experience working on large-scale construction or infrastructure projects
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence project outcomes
• Experience of programme risk management and change control

Why Join K2CM?

As part of Hanmi Global, K2CM brings together practical construction expertise, project delivery excellence and global capability. We work alongside our clients to successfully deliver some of the most complex and technically demanding projects in the market, providing the people, processes and experience needed to turn ambitious programmes into reality.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Work on some of the UK's most significant data centre developments
• Be part of a growing project controls and planning team
• Influence major projects from inception through to delivery
• Collaborate with industry-leading clients and delivery partners
• Access career development opportunities across the wider Hanmi Global group
• Join a supportive and collaborative culture focused on professional growth

Right to Work

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.