Senior Planner – Major Construction Programs

Assystem GmbH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem GmbH is seeking an experienced Planner/Senior Planner to support major construction and build projects in London. The role requires advanced proficiency in ASTA Powerproject, deep NEC contract knowledge, and a background in developing, managing, and reporting complex programmes.

You will work closely with project managers, commercial, design, and site teams to ensure alignment, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement improvement measures across large-scale schemes.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within construction/build sector.
• Strong NEC Contracts knowledge and experience.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update construction programmes using ASTA Powerproject.
• Produce baseline programmes, progress updates, recovery programmes, and look-ahead schedules.
• Work with project managers, commercial teams, design teams, and site management to align and deliver programmes.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, delays, and opportunities for improvement.
• Carry out critical path analysis and provide mitigation strategies.
• Support tender planning and pre-construction sequencing reviews.
• Prepare and present programme reports for internal and client meetings.
• Ensure programmes comply with contract requirements, milestones, and reporting obligations.
• Manage change control and assess programme impacts from variations and compensation events.
• Support claims preparation and extension of time assessments under NEC contracts.

Tools

ASTA Powerproject

Job description

Assystem GmbH is seeking an experienced Planner/Senior Planner to support major construction and build projects in London. The role requires advanced proficiency in ASTA Powerproject, deep NEC contract knowledge, and a background in developing, managing, and reporting complex programmes.

You will work closely with project managers, commercial, design, and site teams to ensure alignment, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement improvement measures across large-scale schemes.