Senior Planners

First Recruitment Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Company car or car allowance

25 days annual leave plus Bank Hols

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Health insurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

First Recruitment Group seeks a Senior Planner to lead planning across major infrastructure projects in London and surrounding areas. This permanent role emphasizes clear programming, stakeholder engagement and data-driven decision making within a hybrid working setup.

You will build confidence with stakeholders through accurate updates, develop 4D sequencing, and drive continuous improvement in planning standards across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience on large-scale civil engineering projects.
• Strong programme planning and scheduling capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work within multi-disciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative digital planning and programme review meetings to ensure clarity of requirements and expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes.
• Liaise with delivery teams to ensure consistency in planning methodology and outputs.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies for programme delivery.
• Produce 4D sequencing and programme visualisations for planning and digital rehearsals.
• Gather progress information and assess milestone impacts.
• Communicate critical paths and milestones to delivery teams.
• Attend project sites regularly for updates and progress information.
• Provide planning advice to prevent activities from becoming programme critical.
• Attend meetings and produce planning reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Senior Planner

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Drive planning excellence on major infrastructure projects, influencing successful delivery through clear programming, stakeholder engagement and data-driven decision making.

Our Client has a requirement for Senior Planners, who will be required to work on a permanent basis across London and the surrounding areas.

Role Purpose:

• Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to strengthen their Planning team. The successful candidate will lead and develop planning activities across major infrastructure projects, ensuring programmes remain on track and mitigating actions are effectively implemented where required.
• Using your expertise in project planning, you will build confidence with key stakeholders by providing accurate project updates and meaningful programme analysis that supports improved delivery performance.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Lead collaborative digital planning and programme review meetings to ensure clarity of requirements and expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes in accordance with client and business requirements.
• Liaise with delivery teams to ensure consistency in planning methodology and outputs.
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks, developing suitable mitigation strategies.
• Produce 4D construction sequencing and programme visualisations to support project planning and digital rehearsals.
• Gather progress information and assess impacts on key milestones and completion dates.
• Challenge project teams to maintain programme commitments and deliver to schedule.
• Attend project sites regularly to gather programme updates and progress information.
• Communicate critical paths, key milestones and priority activities to delivery teams.
• Provide planning advice to help prevent activities from becoming programme critical.
• Attend project meetings and produce planning reports for stakeholders as required.
• Maintain planning standards and ensure compliance with established planning processes.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of project programmes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and planning best practice.
• Ensure alignment between programme performance and cost forecasting.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

Essential

• Minimum five years' experience working on large-scale projects within the Civil Engineering sector.
• Previous experience using Primavera P6.
• Strong programme planning and scheduling capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage complex project programmes effectively.
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.

Desirable

• Experience within the water and wastewater sector.
• Experience working on major infrastructure or utility projects.
• Knowledge of digital construction planning and 4D modelling techniques.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependent).
• Company car or car allowance (role dependent).
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Health insurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Additional benefits including cycle-to-work scheme, employee discounts, savings hub and family-focused benefits.