Senior Water Programme Planner

Arcadis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Planning Engineer to join our Water Optimisation team, delivering AMP8 projects across client portfolios in clean and wastewater schemes. You will provide expert advice on earned value management, resource forecasting, risk, performance reporting and cost forecasting, collaborating with portfolio leads and stakeholders to optimise delivery and bid accuracy.

The role focuses on maturing planning capability, improving predictability, and supporting tendering activities with

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning and scheduling across complex infrastructure.
• Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related subject.
• Strong understanding of UK infrastructure delivery contexts, governance and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in planning software (Safran, Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Excellent organisational, commercial and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support planning capabilities for major water AMP8 programmes and define roles, standards and uplift.
• Design, implement and embed planning processes and tools to standardise delivery across tender, project and portfolio levels.
• Develop integrated baseline programmes, WBS and schedule hierarchies aligned to scope and milestones.
• Oversee schedule health checks, earned value analysis and variance management; drive recovery actions.
• Produce and present reports on schedule performance, earned value and resource utilisation for leadership.
• Maintain portfolio-level resource forecasts to support recruitment and deployment strategies.
• Embed planning governance, data integrity and configuration control across systems.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

UK infrastructure context

MS Project

Primavera P6

Cost engineering

Communication skills

Project controls

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree

Project Management qualification

Tools

Safran

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Planning Engineer to join our Water Optimisation team, delivering AMP8 projects across client portfolios in clean and wastewater schemes. You will provide expert advice on earned value management, resource forecasting, risk, performance reporting and cost forecasting, collaborating with portfolio leads and stakeholders to optimise delivery and bid accuracy.

The role focuses on maturing planning capability, improving predictability, and supporting tendering activities with