Senior Planner - Civils

Senior Planner Location: London Sector: Civil Engineering | Infrastructure (Water, Transport, Energy) Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Type: Permanent We're working with a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor to recruit a Senior Planner to support the delivery of infrastructure projects across Manchester and the North West. Projects range from framework-based works to bespoke and reactive schemes, typically valued between £200k and £10m+. This role plays a key part in driving programme performance, ensuring robust planning and supporting successful project delivery. The Role As Senior Planner, you will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining project programmes across multiple live schemes, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and in line with contractual requirements. You will work closely with delivery teams, providing insight into programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving improvements across planning processes. Key Responsibilities Planning & Programme Management Develop and maintain detailed project programmes across all stages Ensure programmes reflect full project scope, resources and constraints Monitor critical path, key milestones and overall programme performance Update short-term plans, progress reports and construction programmes Project Support & Delivery Support tender, pre-construction and live project planning activities Work collaboratively with delivery teams to establish efficient methodologies Attend site visits and progress meetings to monitor delivery Integrate subcontractor programmes into the main project programme Risk & Change Management Identify risks and opportunities within project programmes Develop mitigation strategies and advise delivery teams Analyse programme impacts and manage change in line with NEC requirements Reporting & Analysis Produce programme reports, dashboards and lookahead schedules Manage reporting requirements including monthly submissions Develop 4D planning outputs to support project visualisation and delivery What We're Looking For Essential Strong experience in planning within civil engineering or infrastructure projects Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 Strong understanding of NEC contracts and programme requirements Experience developing and managing detailed project programmes Ability to communicate complex planning information clearly Strong organisational and analytical skills Desirable Experience with Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) Site-based experience with a good understanding of project delivery Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction or related discipline What's On Offer Competitive salary and benefits package Long-term secured workload across major infrastructure projects Opportunity to work on varied and complex schemes Clear progression within a growing planning function Supportive and collaborative working environment