Senior Principal Planner – Rail & Civil Engineering Lead

Involve Recruitment; Wales; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Involve Recruitment is seeking an experienced Principal Planner to lead the planning function across the South, delivering complex rail and civil engineering projects. The role requires senior leadership, strong Primavera P6 expertise and a track record in project controls.

You will lead the regional planning team, develop integrated programmes across design, procurement and construction, and produce progress reports with EV, SPI and CPI analyses.

Qualifications

• Senior Planner or Principal Planner within rail and civil engineering.
• Advanced Primavera P6 and project controls expertise.
• Site-based experience and excellent stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the regional planning team.
• Develop and manage integrated programmes across design, procurement and construction.
• Monitor progress, manage programme updates and identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Produce progress reports, including Earned Value, SPI and CPI analysis.
• Maintain Primavera P6 Cloud and support programme risk assessments.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Schedule Risk Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Job description

Involve Recruitment is seeking an experienced Principal Planner to lead the planning function across the South, delivering complex rail and civil engineering projects. The role requires senior leadership, strong Primavera P6 expertise and a track record in project controls.

You will lead the regional planning team, develop integrated programmes across design, procurement and construction, and produce progress reports with EV, SPI and CPI analyses.