Gold Group Ltd
Senior Planner
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Senior Planning Engineer
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days on site / 2 days remote)
Salary: £75-90,000 per annum + car allowance + package
We are seeking an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to join a leading contractor’s established planning team on one of London's most prestigious infrastructure programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the delivery of a £1bn project, supporting the planning and successful execution of a complex M&E and station fit-out package.
Working as a key member of an experienced planning function, you will take ownership of planning activities for a major section of works, collaborating closely with project delivery teams, commercial teams, clients, and supply chain partners to ensure programme certainty and successful project delivery.
If you are looking to work on a high-profile, technically challenging project that will leave a lasting legacy, we'd like to hear from you.
The Role
As Senior Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining detailed project programmes for a complex section of works. You will provide programme analysis, identify risks and opportunities, monitor progress, and support the project team in delivering against key milestones.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining detailed Primavera P6 programmes.
- Managing the planning function for a major M&E/station fit-out work package.
- Producing programme updates, progress reports and critical path analysis.
- Monitoring progress against baseline programmes and identifying programme risks and mitigation strategies.
- Supporting the commercial team with NEC contractual programme requirements, compensation events and programme submissions.
- Working closely with construction, commercial and design teams to ensure programme integration.
- Facilitating planning and progress review meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing accurate forecasting and reporting to senior management and the client.
About You
We're looking for an experienced planning professional who thrives in a collaborative project environment and has a proven track record of delivering complex infrastructure or rail projects.
You will have:
- Significant experience as a Planning Engineer or Senior Planning Engineer on major UK infrastructure or construction projects.
- Strong experience planning complex M&E, station fit-out or station refurbishment works.
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
- Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts, including programme requirements and compensation events.
- Experience developing and managing fully logic-linked programmes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- The ability to influence project teams and proactively manage programme performance.
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What's on Offer
- Salary of £75-90,000 per annum
- Annual car allowance or choice of company car
- Travel expenses
- Pension, Life Assurance, Private medical insurance.
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (3 days on site, 2 days remote).
- Long-term project with excellent career development opportunities.
- Collaborative, experienced and supportive planning team.
If you are looking for a new career challenge and you are interested in the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV to matt.lilburn@goldgroup.co.uk or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 for further information quoting reference 74455.
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