Planner

Overview

Construction Planner for airfields and civils projects at London Gatwick

Key Responsibilities

• schedule review
• quantity analysis
• progress reporting
• delay analysis
• delivery schedule
• schedule monitoring

Tasks

The Planner will manage schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery plan development activities. In addition, the planner will provide technical support and guidance, including Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure and Resource Loading. The Planner will operate across all stages of the project process, beyond early pioneering stages, across projects up to the value of approximately £50m and play a key role in Gatwick's future, providing a full planning service. -Develop and apply installation rates to quantity take offs and developed quantities for assigned projects. Review and analyse the contractor's schedules submitted for acceptance and provide the required recommendation to the project team. -Evaluate quantities, job hours/staffing, and schedule logic for a specific discipline or speciality. Prepare schedule, staffing, and quantity progress and performance reports for assigned disciplines or specialities. -Review quantity logs to ensure total quantities are represented for assigned projects. Assists in the development of the required job hour expenditure for assigned projects. -Review and analyse the contractor's schedules against the GAL baseline, identifying critical path activities and performance variance. -Manage contract programme assessment and acceptance/rejection, assessing compensation events and performing delay analysis. -Develop and maintain a robust delivery schedule for work activities with clear milestones and monitoring activities to support the project schedule, including interdisciplinary constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences. Work with the delivery team to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan (programme integrated schedule). -Perform schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialities. Assist with the development and implementation requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.

Requirements

• primavera
• excel
• quantity take-offs
• degree
• 3 years
• communication

What You Bring

-Skilled in quantity take-offs, data analysis, and computer-based operations. -Good oral and written communication skills. -Desirable background in planning infrastructure projects within live operational environments. -Proficient in interpreting mathematical data and financial reports. -Experience (typically associated with three years of experience) as a planner on projects with a value typically over £10m is highly desirable. -Personal resilience and the ability to operate within ambiguity. -Significant experience with Primavera software (P6) and MS Excel. -Familiarity with NEC contract types. -Educated to Degree/Post-Grad level or equivalent in a construction or business-related field. -Awareness of the airport environment is desirable. -Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, and start-up procedures.

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Benefits

Great journeys happen at London Gatwick. Where will your career take you? Circa £66,000 + 5% Welcome Bonus + £1000 Flex Allowance + up to 15% Bonus + Benefits At London Gatwick, we're also very well connected, just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you prefer to travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible. There are also plenty of opportunities for career progression, as well as training to support your personal and professional development. We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, enhanced by a discretionary annual bonus, free staff parking, discounted rail travel to work, share matching scheme and more. We offer a rewarding world of flexible benefits you can tailor to the things that matter to you most. You can find out more about what it's like to work at London Gatwick by visiting our careers site Careers at London Gatwick This role takes an office first hybrid approach here at London Gatwick, with three days a week in the office, two days remote, managed around the needs of the business. From facilities expansion to next-generation security to resurfacing runways, no two days are the same at London Gatwick. The diversity of projects and the unique live environment will be sure to keep you challenged and constantly learning. -Professional subscriptions -Life and disability insurance -Professional training to develop -Discounted travel -Volunteer days -Performance-based bonus scheme -5% Welcome Bonus -High street shops and restaurant discounts -Healthcare scheme

About London Gatwick

-Opened to the public in 1958, it evolved from a flying club into the UK’s second‑largest airport. -Operates 24/7 across two terminals. -Owned by Vinci Airports and a Global Infrastructure Partners‑led consortium. -Plans to utilize its standby northern runway for expansion. -Typical projects include terminal renovations, remote jet‑bridge control trials, and airfield efficiency enhancements. -Notable for being one of the world’s busiest single‑runway airports, with a historic Art Deco ‘Beehive’ serving as a converted office landmark.

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