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Project Planner
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Forensic Project Planner
Remote | Occasional UK & European Travel | £800 per day | Freelance Contract
Help Solve the Industry's Most Complex Project Challenges
We're representing a specialist contractor with annual revenues exceeding €1 billion, renowned for delivering some of Europe's most complex mission-critical construction projects.
Due to continued growth, they're looking to appoint an experienced Forensic Project Planner on a freelance basis to support high-value projects through detailed programme analysis, delay investigations and expert planning support.
If you enjoy getting to the root cause of programme issues, building robust delay analyses and influencing commercial outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity to work alongside industry-leading project and commercial teams.
The Role
You'll provide forensic planning expertise across a portfolio of major mission-critical developments, supporting live projects as well as claims, disputes and project recovery initiatives. Working remotely for the majority of the time, you'll travel to project sites and stakeholder meetings when required.
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Key Responsibilities
- Carry out forensic programme and delay analysis using industry-recognised methodologies.
- Review project schedules, progress records and programme updates to establish cause and effect.
- Produce robust time impact assessments, extension of time analyses and delay reports.
- Support commercial and legal teams with claims preparation and dispute resolution.
- Analyse critical path impacts and programme performance across major construction projects.
- Prepare high-quality planning documentation suitable for client, adjudication or arbitration purposes.
- Work closely with project directors, commercial managers and planning teams to provide strategic planning advice.
- Support project recovery strategies where programme performance has been impacted.
What We're Looking For
- Significant experience as a Project Planner or Forensic Planner within major construction projects.
- Strong background in forensic planning, delay analysis, claims or dispute resolution.
- Excellent knowledge of Primavera P6.
- Experience working on mission-critical, data centre, infrastructure, energy or other complex construction projects.
- Strong understanding of programme logic, critical path analysis and recognised delay analysis techniques.
- Excellent analytical, communication and report-writing skills.
- Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders, clients and commercial teams.
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What's On Offer
- £800 per day
- Fully remote working with occasional travel
- Freelance contract on landmark mission-critical projects
- Opportunity to work for a highly respected €1bn specialist contractor
- Long-term pipeline of complex, technically challenging work
- Collaborative team with industry-leading planning and commercial professionals
If you're an experienced forensic planner looking to work on some of Europe's most significant mission-critical projects while enjoying the flexibility of a predominantly remote role, we'd love to hear from you.
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