Senior Project Planner

Laing O'Rourke group; Tilbury; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Project Planner to lead planning, scheduling and control for a high-profile infrastructure programme in the UK. You will develop and maintain multi-disciplinary construction programmes and collaborate with clients, delivery partners and internal teams to drive milestones and outcomes.

The role requires extensive planning experience on major projects, strong risk management, and proficiency with planning tools.

Formación

• Extensive expertise in project planning and programme controls.
• Experience in pre-contract planning, tendering, and construction sequencing.
• Ability to assess risks, opportunities, and commercial impacts.
• Strong stakeholder management with clear communication of strategy.
• Advanced proficiency in project management systems and planning tools.
• Experience on major infrastructure/energy/rail/construction projects is highly desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Direct planning, scheduling, and coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain contract and construction programmes.
• Ensure all programmes align with project requirements and business plans.
• Analyse progress, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners to ensure effective delivery.
• Provide strategic planning input across tender, design, procurement, and construction phases.
• Monitor performance, report on progress, and escalate key issues.
• Foster team development and promote best practice in planning processes.

Conocimientos

Project planning

Programme controls

Pre-contract planning

Scheduling

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Planning tools

Descripción del empleo

About The Project

Join us on the

Location:

Birmingham/Bury St Edmunds

About The Project

Join us on the Norwich to Tilbury Enabling Works & EACN package, a key part of National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade, one of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure programmes.

The Great Grid Upgrade will help strengthen and modernise the UK's electricity network, supporting the connection of renewable energy sources and enabling a cleaner, more secure energy future. As a Senior Project Planner, you'll play a pivotal role in helping to deliver this critical infrastructure, working alongside experienced project teams to drive programme performance and successful project outcomes on a project of national importance

Role Purpose

The Senior Project Planner is accountable for developing, managing, and monitoring project programmes to ensure successful delivery. This position provides strategic and commercial insight into programme performance and facilitates the project team in achieving critical milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct planning, scheduling, and coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain contract and construction programmes.
• Ensure all programmes align with project requirements and business plans.
• Analyse progress, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners to ensure effective delivery.
• Provide strategic planning input across tender, design, procurement, and construction phases.
• Monitor performance, report on progress, and escape key issues.
• Foster team development and promote best practice in planning processes.

Key Skills & Experience

• Extensive expertise in project planning and programme controls.
• Experience in pre-contract planning, tendering, and construction sequencing.
• Ability to assess risks, opportunities, and commercial impacts.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate programme strategy effectively.
• Advanced proficiency in project management systems and planning tools.
• Experience working on major infrastructure, energy, utilities, rail, or complex construction projects is highly desirable.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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