Senior Planner (remote)

Carmichael UK; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy is looking for a proactive Senior Planner to manage the full project lifecycle for multi-million energy projects. You will develop robust programmes and ensure coordination among stakeholders while working remotely with occasional visits to sites in Derby and Bristol. Strong experience in first-principles planning and hands-on construction delivery is essential. This position offers a competitive package, including a company car or allowance, pension, and multiple employee benefits.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Contributory pension

BUPA health insurance

Life assurance

25 days holiday increasing with service

Holiday purchase scheme

Gym subsidy

Company social club membership

Qualifications

• Experienced in planning major projects using first-principles approaches.
• Proven hands-on construction delivery experience with a tier one contractor.
• Self-starter capable of managing multiple programmes concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Build detailed project programmes and create an overall master programme.
• Evaluate and integrate subcontractor programmes for feasibility.
• Provide planning insights and sequencing advice to delivery teams.
• Manage planning across multiple live projects.

Skills

First-principles planning

Stakeholder management

Hands-on construction planning

Communication skills

Autonomy in work

Education

Civil engineering qualification

Tools

P6

Job description

Are you a proactive Senior Planner with strong first‑principles planning expertise coupled with hands‑on delivery experience?

Do you want to be a part of an exciting multi-million energy project?

Our client is seeking a dynamic, self‑starting planner to lead the full project lifecycle — from design through to handover — across multiple concurrent projects simultaneously.

As Senior Planner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving project success by developing robust programmes and ensuring seamless coordination across all stakeholders.

You’ll work remotely, attending occasional site visits in Derby and Bristol.

Key Responsibilities

• Build detailed first‑principles project programmes and create the overall master programme.
• Evaluate, integrate, and challenge subcontractor programmes to ensure accuracy, feasibility, and alignment.
• Support delivery teams with hands‑on construction planning insights and practical sequencing advice.
• Manage planning across multiple live projects simultaneously.
• Work from early design phases through to project completion and handover.
• Provide clear, confident communication to all levels of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management, ensuring alignment and effective decision‑making.

About You

• Experienced in first‑principles planning of major projects.
• Civil engineering qualification.
• Previous hands‑on construction delivery experience for a tier one contractor is essential.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, and capable of driving planning excellence across a project team.
• A strong communicator with proven stakeholder engagement skills.
• A self‑starter who can work autonomously while managing several programmes concurrently.
• Proficient in the use of P6 on industrial type projects like nuclear, power stations, energy to waste plants, data centres etc.
• Willing to complete a DBS check.

What’s on Offer

• Remote working with occasional travel to sites in Derby and Bristol.
• Excellent package including a company car or car allowance, contributory pension, BUPA, life assurance, 25 days holiday (increases with length of service), holiday purchase scheme, gym subsidy and company social club membership.
• Opportunity to influence a complex, high‑value, national infrastructure project.