Planner / Senior Planner

Join Our Team as a Planner / Senior Planner

Are you an experienced planning professional looking to play a key role in delivering major rail and civil engineering projects across Scotland? We are seeking a Planner or Senior Planner to support project delivery teams by developing and maintaining integrated project programmes that drive successful design and construction outcomes across a varied infrastructure portfolio.

About the Scotland Business Unit

Our Scotland region operates within a busy and fast-paced project environment, delivering a diverse portfolio of multi-disciplinary rail and civil engineering projects for clients including Network Rail, Local Authorities, environmental organisations and private developers.

Projects typically include:

• Rail infrastructure and station works
• Roads and highways projects
• Bridges, footbridges, underbridges and tunnels
• Flood alleviation and resilience schemes
• Embarkment renewals and earthworks
• Rail platform construction and enhancements
• Civil engineering maintenance and renewal frameworks
• Asset management and infrastructure improvement programmes

We currently deliver a range of live infrastructure projects and long-term frameworks across Scotland, providing planners with exposure to projects from tender stage through to successful delivery.

The Role

Reporting to the Principal Planner for the Scotland region, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project programmes using Primavera P6. Working closely with project delivery teams, you will provide planning expertise that supports efficient project execution and informed decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing high-quality planning outputs and advising stakeholders where programme activities impact works by others.
• Assisting with the management of change and evaluating programme impacts.
• Identifying factors affecting project delivery and developing mitigation strategies alongside project and client teams.
• Supporting procurement planning, including reviewing procurement schedules and subcontract enquiry programmes.
• Ensuring project teams understand programme requirements through regular reviews and engagement.
• Updating progress within programmes and producing four-weekly progress reports, including activity variance analysis, SPI, CPI and Earned Value reporting.
• Acting as an integral member of project teams, adopting a flexible and collaborative approach.
• Undertaking site visits and attending face-to-face meetings as required.
• Monitoring site progress and reviewing performance against programme milestones.
• Maintaining look-ahead programmes and supporting the tracking of critical activities.
• Contributing to programme risk reviews and delivery strategies.
• Supporting the maintenance of accurate as-built programmes and reporting on project performance.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within a rail and civil engineering environment and be comfortable working across multiple projects.

You will ideally have:

• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Experience planning civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Previous site-based construction experience, with a strong understanding of construction activities, sequencing and delivery requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with project stakeholders.
• Experience updating programmes, analysing progress and identifying programme risks and opportunities.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Employee rewards platform
• Structured career development and progression opportunities
• Ongoing learning and development support
• A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
• Employee forums that provide a platform for your voice to be heard

Build Your Future With Us

Join a forward-thinking infrastructure business delivering essential rail and civil engineering projects across Scotland. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a supportive team whilst contributing to projects that make a lasting impact on communities and transport networks across the region.

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