Senior Planner

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.