Senior Planner - BCH

Progressive Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of a major healthcare project in Birmingham. The successful candidate will manage project planning, scheduling, and reporting processes, ensuring robust methodologies are maintained. Ideal applicants will have substantial experience with large-scale construction projects and expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner on large-scale construction projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and healthcare sector experience desirable.
• Proven experience creating P6 plans from first principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project programmes using Primavera P6.
• Monitor progress against baseline schedules and report variances.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly progress reports to stakeholders.
• Analyse critical paths and identify potential delays, providing mitigation strategies.
• Support project controls including cost and resource loading as required.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Reporting

Risk analysis

Data collection

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

One of our clients are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of a major healthcare project at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital. The successful candidate will work closely with project teams to ensure robust planning, scheduling, and reporting processes are in place.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update project programmes using Primavera P6 (or equivalent).
• Monitor progress against baseline schedules and report variances.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly progress reports to stakeholders.
• Analyse critical paths and identify potential delays, providing mitigation strategies.
• Support project controls including cost and resource loading where required.
• Liaise with project managers, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure accurate data collection.
• Assist in risk analysis and scenario planning for programme impacts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and client reporting standards.
• Contribute to tender planning and bid support if needed.
• Responsible for creating detailed Primavera P6 programmes from scratch, including defining work breakdown structures, sequencing activities, and integrating resources and milestones to establish a robust baseline schedule.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner on large‑scale construction projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and healthcare sector experience desirable.
• Proven experience creating P6 plans from first principle.