Senior Planner

Job description

Planning Manager – Major Infrastructure

Rate: £450 per day Umbrella

Location: London

Contract: 6 month contract

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to support a major infrastructure project, providing leadership and technical expertise across the planning function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex project and programme schedules across multiple contractors.
• Develop, update and monitor client programmes and critical paths.
• Identify schedule risks and issues, providing mitigation and recovery plans.
• Produce programme progress, performance and summary reports for senior stakeholders.
• Review contractor programmes, compensation events and schedule-related commercial matters.
• Lead planning workshops and agree progress reporting with contractors.
• Provide guidance and supervision to project planners.
• Improve planning processes, methodologies and reporting standards.

Essential Experience

• Strong experience in project/programme planning within major infrastructure projects.
• Good knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly compensation events.
• Experience managing contractor programmes in a multi-contract environment.
• Experience with Primavera, Primavera Enterprise or similar planning software.
• Strong critical path, schedule management and project controls experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and commercial awareness.

Desirable: Railway/signalling experience and knowledge of Earned Value Analysis.

We can only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK. Please contact Marika Powell at ARM for further information.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English