Senior Planner – Hybrid (Water Infrastructure)

Mace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Consult is recruiting a Senior Planner to join the project controls team, based in a hybrid role in Peterborough or London. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules and provide robust schedule insight to support decision‑making across a major UK water infrastructure programme.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering or related field, plus advanced Primavera P6 skills and a track record in baselining, critical path analysis and earned value management within large

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management or related discipline.
• Membership in APM, PMI, ICE or CIOB or working towards accreditation is advantageous.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and complex integrated programmes.
• Experience with baselining, critical path analysis, schedule logic and forecasting.
• Experience managing programme interfaces and dependencies on major projects.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and managing integrated project and programme schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establishing schedule baselines, milestones, assumptions and dependencies across multiple projects.
• Undertaking critical path analysis, schedule forecasting and scenario planning.
• Monitoring progress against plans and providing clear schedule reporting and insights.
• Collaborating with project, commercial, risk and delivery teams to manage interfaces.
• Facilitating planning workshops to validate scope, sequencing and milestones.
• Supporting schedule assurance and governance with reliable information.

Skills

Primavera P6

Critical path analysis

Schedule forecasting

Progress measurement

Interface management

Earned Value Management

Education

Engineering or related degree

Job description

Mace Consult is recruiting a Senior Planner to join the project controls team, based in a hybrid role in Peterborough or London. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules and provide robust schedule insight to support decision‑making across a major UK water infrastructure programme.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering or related field, plus advanced Primavera P6 skills and a track record in baselining, critical path analysis and earned value management within large