Water Infrastructure Planner | On‑Site Delivery

Carrington West; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Planner for water infrastructure projects in the Bristol area. This contract role requires hands-on delivery with site teams, developing and maintaining detailed programmes and ensuring realistic sequencing from the outset.

You will work with Project Managers and Engineers to manage construction programmes, monitor progress and drive recovery plans while applying NEC contract requirements and buildability principles.

Qualifications

• Previous planning experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or water projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, methodologies and buildability.
• Experience producing construction programmes from scratch.
• Competency using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Understanding of NEC contracts and programme requirements.
• Confidence working directly with construction teams and challenging programme assumptions.
• Water or wastewater project experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining detailed construction programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Building realistic, logic-linked programmes that reflect construction methodologies, resources and site constraints.
• Working directly with site teams to monitor progress and identify potential delays.
• Producing look-ahead programmes, critical path analysis and recovery plans.
• Managing NEC programme requirements, including programme updates and change impacts.
• Supporting construction teams with planning workshops, progress reviews and programme reporting.
• Identifying opportunities to improve sequencing and programme efficiency.

Skills

Construction sequencing

Site team collaboration

Contract awareness

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Carrington West is seeking a Planner for water infrastructure projects in the Bristol area. This contract role requires hands-on delivery with site teams, developing and maintaining detailed programmes and ensuring realistic sequencing from the outset.

You will work with Project Managers and Engineers to manage construction programmes, monitor progress and drive recovery plans while applying NEC contract requirements and buildability principles.