Senior Planner: Lead Complex London Construction Programs

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible / hybrid working

Exposure to London projects

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd in West London is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support Pre-Construction and Construction Delivery teams. You will take ownership of complex programmes for projects typically valued between £10m and £100m, including Education, MOJ, and Commercial schemes.

The role focuses on tender and live project stages, ensuring programmes are robust, deliverable, and aligned with project strategy and commercial requirements. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning for main contractors.
• Strong ability to deliver tenders and live construction programmes.
• Experience with complex construction schedules and cross-project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed and competitive tender programmes.
• Develop, monitor and update live construction programmes.
• Attend regular site visits to support project teams with planning matters.
• Collate and analyse progress information, identifying risks and areas of concern.
• Provide strategic planning advice across multiple projects.

Skills

Asta Powerproject

Construction planning

Tender planning

NEC contracts

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd in West London is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support Pre-Construction and Construction Delivery teams. You will take ownership of complex programmes for projects typically valued between £10m and £100m, including Education, MOJ, and Commercial schemes.

The role focuses on tender and live project stages, ensuring programmes are robust, deliverable, and aligned with project strategy and commercial requirements. Hybrid working is available.