Senior Planner – Water Infrastructure (4D/Primavera P6)

Alexander Associates Limited; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Planner to join our water infrastructure team in Hertfordshire. You will develop, manage, and report on tender and contractual programmes to ensure milestones are met.

Working with project and commercial teams, you will lead multiple schedules, monitor progress and costs, identify risks, and mentor junior planners to share best practice. The role also covers 4D construction planning and regular progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience planning civil engineering and M&E projects.
• Knowledge of production control and collaborative planning techniques.
• Good understanding of current HSE practices and a CSCS card.
• Experience working with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 planning software.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the estimating team to produce tender programmes that are realistic, achievable, and compliant with project requirements.
• Develop, maintain, update, and submit programmes in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Support the delivery of collaborative planning workshops.
• Lead the development and implementation of 4D construction planning.
• Create and maintain baseline programmes, monitoring project progress against them.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure alignment on planning assumptions, methodologies, and outputs.
• Identify key risks and opportunities throughout the planning process.
• Collect, analyse, and distribute progress information, including reasons for delays or programme variances.
• Monitor changes to project scope and update programmes where required.
• Attend project and progress meetings, presenting programme updates and performance information.
• Conduct site visits to gather accurate progress information.
• Escalate programme concerns and planning issues to the Senior Planning Manager and site management teams.
• Produce and distribute regular look-ahead programmes.
• Ensure an accurate As-Built programme is completed at project close-out.
• Maintain an understanding of site operations, methodologies, and associated project costs.
• Record the impact of changes on site activities and contractual programme requirements.
• Support the preparation of monthly progress reports in line with client requirements.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Senior Planning Manager, Project Managers, Commercial Team, and client representatives.
• Assist in the administration and management of Primavera P6.
• Provide planning software training and support to new users when required.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk identification

Mentoring

Attention to detail

Tools

Primavera P6

NEC3/NEC4

Microsoft Office

Site experience

Job description

Alexander Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Planner to join our water infrastructure team in Hertfordshire. You will develop, manage, and report on tender and contractual programmes to ensure milestones are met.

Working with project and commercial teams, you will lead multiple schedules, monitor progress and costs, identify risks, and mentor junior planners to share best practice. The role also covers 4D construction planning and regular progress reporting.