Senior Planner

Red Sky Personnel; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Sky Personnel is recruiting an experienced Senior Planner to join a civil engineering contractor delivering rail and infrastructure projects across London and the Southeast. The role is an office-based position in West London, supporting projects from tender stage through to live delivery.

You will develop, manage and monitor detailed programmes, working with operational, commercial and engineering teams to ensure robust construction schedules, with emphasis on track works, possessions and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner within rail, heavy civils or major infrastructure.
• Strong rail project experience, ideally covering track works, possessions and platform renewals.
• Strong understanding of heavy civil engineering construction and sequencing.
• Excellent working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Experience producing and managing programmes from tender through to construction.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, programme risk and mitigation.
• Experience working closely with operational and site delivery teams.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence and challenge project teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain detailed programmes using Primavera P6.
• Produce tender programmes and provide planning input into bid submissions.
• Plan and programme track works, rail possessions, platform renewals and associated heavy civils.
• Develop construction sequences around operational railway and possession constraints.
• Identify critical paths, programme risks, interfaces and potential delays.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers and site teams to monitor progress against programme.
• Produce programme updates, lookaheads, progress reports and performance analysis.
• Develop mitigation and recovery programmes where required.
• Assess the programme impact of project changes and delays.
• Provide senior planning input and challenge to project delivery teams.
• Attend and contribute to internal and client programme meetings.

Skills

Rail planning

Project scheduling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Planner to join a well-established civil engineering contractor delivering complex rail and infrastructure projects across London and the Southeast.

This is a senior planning position supporting projects from tender stage through to live delivery, working closely with operational, commercial and engineering teams to develop and manage robust construction programmes.

We are particularly interested in Senior Planners with strong rail and heavy civils experience, including track works, possessions and platform renewals.

The Role

As Senior Planner, you will take responsibility for the development, management, and monitoring of detailed project programmes, ensuring that works are effectively planned, sequenced, and delivered.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop, manage and maintain detailed programmes using Primavera P6.
• Produce tender programmes and provide planning input into bid submissions.
• Plan and programme track works, rail possessions, platform renewals and associated heavy civils.
• Develop construction sequences around operational railway and possession constraints.
• Identify critical paths, programme risks, interfaces and potential delays.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers and site teams to monitor progress against programme.
• Produce programme updates, lookaheads, progress reports and performance analysis.
• Develop mitigation and recovery programmes where required.
• Assess the programme impact of project changes and delays.
• Provide senior planning input and challenge to project delivery teams.
• Attend and contribute to internal and client programme meetings.

About You

To be considered, you will need:

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner within rail, heavy civils or major infrastructure.
• Strong rail project experience, ideally covering track works, possessions and platform renewals.
• Strong understanding of heavy civil engineering construction and sequencing.
• Excellent working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Experience producing and managing programmes from tender through to construction.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, programme risk and mitigation.
• Experience working closely with operational and site delivery teams.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence and challenge project teams.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and package.
• Strong pipeline of secured rail and infrastructure work.
• Complex and high-profile rail projects.
• Long-term career and progression opportunities.
• Established and supportive project team.

This is a full-time, office-based role in West London and would suit an experienced Senior Planner with a strong background in rail, track works, possessions, platform renewals and heavy civils.