Senior Planner: Major Construction Programme Lead

Wates Smartspace; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Major project in Bedfordshire

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Wates Smartspace is seeking a Senior Planner to join our team on a major construction project in Bedfordshire. You will develop, manage and maintain detailed programmes from inception through completion, guiding delivery with robust planning and project controls.

Working closely with operational, commercial and design teams, you will provide planning expertise, monitor progress, report to senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner in construction.
• Experience on major construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and controls methodologies.
• Experience using Primavera P6.
• Ability to communicate programme implications clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing, managing and maintaining detailed project programmes from inception through to completion.
• Leading programme reporting, progress monitoring and performance analysis.
• Identifying programme risks and opportunities, developing mitigation and recovery plans where required.
• Working closely with project, commercial and design teams to ensure alignment between programme and delivery objectives.
• Supporting project controls, change management and progress reporting processes.
• Producing programme updates and reports for senior stakeholders and clients.
• Driving best practice in planning, programme management and project controls.
• Supporting tender and pre-construction activities where required.

Skills

Senior Planner

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Wates Smartspace is seeking a Senior Planner to join our team on a major construction project in Bedfordshire. You will develop, manage and maintain detailed programmes from inception through completion, guiding delivery with robust planning and project controls.

Working closely with operational, commercial and design teams, you will provide planning expertise, monitor progress, report to senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.