Infraspec
Senior Planner
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Senior Planner
Heathrow Airport | Permanent | 2-3 days per week | £80,000-£90,000 + Leadership Development Opportunity
Are you an experienced Senior Planner looking for the next step in your career? We're supporting a well-established contractor delivering projects at Heathrow Airport who are looking to recruit a Senior Planner to join their close-knit and highly collaborative team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Planner with Tier 1 contractor experience and a strong understanding of NEC contracts to play a key role in the successful delivery of complex engineering and infrastructure projects. Whilst airport experience would be advantageous, it is by no means essential.
What makes this opportunity particularly interesting is the clear development pathway on offer. You'll work closely with the Planning Manager, gaining leadership exposure and mentoring that will prepare you to step into a more senior planning leadership role in the future. You'll also have the opportunity to support and oversee the planning function during periods when the Planning Manager is unavailable, providing valuable management experience and responsibility.
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The Role
You will be responsible for:
- Developing, maintaining and managing detailed project programmes
- Monitoring progress against key milestones and identifying risks to delivery
- Working closely with project delivery and engineering teams to ensure programmes remain realistic and achievable
- Identifying critical path activities, dependencies and scheduling risks
- Providing programme reporting, analysis and insight to key stakeholders
- Supporting project controls and forecasting activities
- Challenging assumptions and driving best practice planning across projects
- Working within a complex operational environment where effective stakeholder management is essential
What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with experienced Senior Planners who can demonstrate:
- Planning experience gained with a Tier 1 contractor, major contractor or principal contractor environment
- Strong NEC contract knowledge
- Background working on infrastructure, construction or major engineering projects
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- The confidence to challenge delivery teams and influence project outcomes
- A desire to develop into a future planning leadership role
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The Opportunity
- Salary of £80,000-£90,000
- Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week on site
- Flexible working environment
- Genuine career progression and leadership development
- Opportunity to deputise for the Planning Manager
- Friendly, supportive and highly collaborative team culture
- Long-term career opportunity within a growing business
If you're a Senior Planner looking for a role where you can develop your leadership skills whilst continuing to work on high-profile infrastructure projects, we'd be delighted to discuss the opportunity further.
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