Senior Planners

First Recruitment Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Health insurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

25 days annual leave

Company car/car allowance

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Planner to join a major infrastructure planning team in London. You will lead programme development, coordinate with stakeholders and keep projects on track with data-driven updates.

Bring 5+ years in civil engineering planning, expert in 4D modelling, and the ability to identify risks, mitigate actions and drive continuous improvement across large-scale programmes in London and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience on large-scale Civil Engineering projects.
• Strong programme planning and scheduling capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience in water/wastewater sector is a plus.
• Knowledge of digital construction planning and 4D modelling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative digital planning and programme review meetings.
• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes.
• Liaise with delivery teams to ensure planning consistency.
• Identify opportunities and risks with mitigation strategies.
• Produce 4D construction sequencing and visualisations.
• Gather progress data and assess milestone impacts.
• Communicate critical paths and milestones to teams.
• Attend project sites to gather updates.
• Maintain planning standards and processes.
• Ensure programme integrity throughout the lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement and best practice.
• Align programme performance with cost forecasting.

Skills

Programme planning

Scheduling

Communication

Collaboration

Digital construction planning

4D modelling

Health, safety & environment (HSE)

Stakeholder engagement

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:

• Minimum five years' experience working on large-scale projects within the Civil Engineering sector.
• 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.
• Experience within the water and wastewater sector.
• Experience working on major infrastructure or utility projects.
• Knowledge of digital construction planning and 4D modelling techniques.
• 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.

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