Senior Planner – Highways & Infrastructure (Hybrid)

AMEY; Perth, Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Career Growth

Training Opportunities

Personal Development

Pension

Holidays 25 days + bank holidays + 5

Flexible Benefits

Exclusive Discounts

Social Impact

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Senior Planner to support Highways and Infrastructure programmes in Scotland, with bases in Perth or Glasgow. You will lead planning and project controls, develop frameworks, and provide strategic planning support across a diverse project portfolio.

The role requires strong governance, forecasting and stakeholder management, with experience in Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel and Power BI. A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to safety are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within Highways, Infrastructure or major capital delivery environments.
• Experience leading planning activities across large programmes or portfolios.
• Strong schedule management, risk management, change control, forecasting and governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Leading planning and project controls activities across Highways and Infrastructure programmes.
• Developing and implementing programme controls frameworks, standards and assurance processes.
• Managing integrated programme and project schedules, including critical path analysis, baseline management, progress measurement and forecasting.
• Monitoring programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing delivery forecasts.
• Producing reports, dashboards, KPIs, variance analysis and trend information for senior leadership teams and clients.
• Leading planning meetings and reviews with clients and stakeholders.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and innovative planning approaches.

Skills

Programme planning

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Governance

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Amey is seeking a Senior Planner to support Highways and Infrastructure programmes in Scotland, with bases in Perth or Glasgow. You will lead planning and project controls, develop frameworks, and provide strategic planning support across a diverse project portfolio.

The role requires strong governance, forecasting and stakeholder management, with experience in Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel and Power BI. A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to safety are essential.