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Planner

Location: Birmingham
Contract Type: Temporary,
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: June 2027
Hours: 40 per week

Company Overview

A leading global engineering, infrastructure and project management organisation delivering large scale, complex programmes across transportation, construction and the built environment. The business supports nationally significant infrastructure schemes through integrated planning, commercial and delivery services, working collaboratively with public and private sector stakeholders to achieve long term social and economic value.

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for multiple Planners to join a major infrastructure programme based in Birmingham. The roles will support planning and programme management activities within a delivery environment, contributing to the development, maintenance and performance reporting of complex construction schedules aligned to client frameworks and governance requirements.

These positions offer long term contract stability and the opportunity to work on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Support the development of sector and delivery plans in line with client requirements, processes and procedures

Assist in establishing programme baselines to monitor and evaluate client and contractor performance

Identify and highlight deviations from agreed baselines, escalating risks and proposing mitigation strategies where appropriate

Identify and document key programme interfaces in collaboration with senior planning staff

Maintain and manage P6 programme schedules, including interfaces between multiple schedules

Provide hierarchical performance reporting to support processes such as Earned Value Management

Integrate schedule, cost and risk data to support critical path analysis and informed decision making

Support "what if" scenario planning to address project conflicts and recovery strategies

Assist senior planners with ad hoc planning and reporting requirements

Capture, implement and share planning best practice, policies and procedures to support continuous improvement

Demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of plans through agreed performance indicators

Candidate Requirements

Proven experience in project or programme planning within a construction or infrastructure environment

Knowledge of project and programme planning lifecycles and methodologies

Strong working knowledge of planning systems, project management tools and MS Office

Experience producing and managing construction programmes and schedules

Ability to deliver Earned Value Management and productivity analysis

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to integrate complex data from multiple sources

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leadership

Chartered or professional membership desirable where applicable