Senior Planner

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Birmingham

Location

Contract

Contract type

On-site

Work setup

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In brief

This Senior Planner role manages the contractual programme for the HS2 Track project based in the Birmingham office. The work involves coordinating with construction and design teams to produce realistic schedules, track project performance, and support the commercial team through regular progress reporting and risk assessment.

Best for

Experienced construction planners with proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Non-negotiable

Extensive experience in planning and scheduling within the construction sector is required.

Worth knowing

This is an office-based role located in Birmingham.

What you need

Required

  • Planning and scheduling

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Analytical skills

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Organisational skills

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Problem-solving

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Communication

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Interpersonal skills

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Leadership

    Strongly implied by the listing

  • Primavera P6

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Microsoft Project

    Clearly stated in the job description.

Preferred

  • Earned value management

    Clearly required in the listing

  • NEC contracts

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Public sector procurement

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Rail systems experience

    Clearly required in the listing

Your day-to-day

  • Develop and maintain project programmes

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Conduct regular schedule reviews

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Prepare contract programme deliverables

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Track project performance metrics

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Support change management processes

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Mentor junior planning staff

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Maintain time-chainages

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Lead QSRA analysis

    Clearly stated in the job description.

Full job description (from employer)⌄

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Planner to join our team, based in Birmingham for the HS2 Track project. The Senior Planner role is office-based and will be focused on managing the contract programme, including dealing with client and supporting the commercial team. The role demands leadership skills and initiative to proactively produce and maintain a realistic programme coordinating with our construction and design teams. Main Responsibilities Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project contractual programme, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and overall project objectives. Collaborate closely with project managers, commercial leads, project controls, filed engineers, and other stakeholders to gather project data, assess progress, and identify potential risks or delays. Conduct regular schedule reviews and updates, providing accurate progress reporting and highlighting critical path activities. Prepare and submit contract program deliverable, including its narrative and other back-up documents. Coordinate with project controls to track and report on project performance using earned value management and other relevant metrics. Support the change management process, including the assessment of schedule impacts from changes and variations. Mentor and support junior planning staff within the project team in future expansion of the project. Generate, update and maintain time-chainages Coordinate and lead QSRA analysis Key Skills and Experience Extensive experience in planning and scheduling within construction sector (rail systems experience desirable but not mandatory) Proficiency in industry-standard planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project). Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a collaborative approach to working in multidisciplinary teams. Desirable experience in earned value management. Knowledge of NEC contracts and public sector procurement processes is advantageous. The role is based in Birmingham with a requirement to work from the office Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties. Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here! Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws

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