Senior Project Planner

Description

• Monitor project progress on-site, track actuals against the baseline, and provide regular, accurate updates and reports to stakeholders.
• Support the commercial team in assessing time and commercial impacts of changes or delays (compensation events).
• Collaborate closely with design, commercial, and site teams to drive effective sequencing, logistics, and buildability.
• Prepare and submit robust, contractually compliant programmes (e.g., NEC3/NEC4) and supporting documentation.
• Develop and maintain detailed, integrated construction programmes from first principles for both tenders and live projects using Asta PowerProject.
• Promote planning best practices and contribute to a collaborative, forward-thinking team environment.
• Identify critical path activities, analyse potential risks and opportunities, and develop effective mitigation or recovery plans.

Requirements

We are seeking an experienced Project Planner with a strong background in construction and proven proficiency in Asta PowerProject, to support our pre-construction and delivery teams in ensuring programme certainty across all project phases.

• Solid understanding of multi-storey residential, mixed-use, or general infrastructure construction sequencing and logistics.
• Exposure to complex, high-profile construction and public realm packages.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with the ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Proven experience as a Planner within a main contracting, housing or civil engineering environment.
• Essential: Strong, hands-on proficiency in Asta PowerProject software (or similar high-level planning software, with a preference for Asta expertise).
• A relevant qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) is preferred.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Clear pathways for professional progression and development to managing a team within an award-winning contractor.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance