Project Planner - Highways & Roads

Permanent On-site Infrastructure Project Planner - Highways & Roads

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Planner to join a growing principal contractor delivering highways and road schemes.

With new project wins and an expanding workload, the business is strengthening its planning team to support continued growth. This is an opportunity to develop your planning career, working alongside experienced colleagues and contributing to the delivery of civil engineering projects.

You will support the development and management of project programmes using Primavera P6, working closely with senior planners, engineers and site teams to track progress and help keep projects on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• check_circle Prepare, maintain and update project programmes in Primavera P6, with support from senior planning colleagues.
• check_circle Work with site teams and subcontractors to capture progress and update activities, milestones and programme logic.
• check_circle Produce look-ahead programmes, progress reports and supporting planning narratives.
• check_circle Monitor planned against actual progress and highlight delays, risks and emerging issues.
• check_circle Support critical path analysis and the development of mitigation and recovery measures.
• check_circle Incorporate construction methods, sequencing and resource requirements into project programmes.
• check_circle Assist with tender programmes, change assessments and contractual programme submissions.

About You

• check_circle Planning experience on highways, roads or comparable civil engineering schemes.
• check_circle Practical experience using Primavera P6 to build and update project programmes.
• check_circle An engineering background and understanding of construction methods and sequencing.
• check_circle Ideally degree qualified in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience.
• check_circle Understanding of programme logic, critical path analysis and progress measurement.
• check_circle Familiarity with NEC contracts and associated programme requirements would be beneficial.
• check_circle Good analytical, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to work closely with project teams.

What's On Offer

• check_circle £55,000–£60,000 + car allowance + benefits package