Senior Project Planner  (P6)

Summary 

A rapidly growing multidisciplinary consultancy, helping to make rail improvements happen for local communities up and down the country have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Planner to join their team in Birmingham.

Purpose of the Role

As a Senior Project Planner, you will lead and develop the planning function within the business ensuring high-quality project planning, scheduling, and reporting across a range of rail projects.

Working closely with Project Managers, Design Managers, Project Services, and clients, you will create, monitor, and maintain project programmes, providing accurate progress updates, identifying risks, and supporting successful project delivery.

You will also help develop the company's planning capability, promote best practice, and contribute to winning and delivering projects.

Key Responsibilities

-    Develop detailed project programmes with clear logic and sequencing.
-    Produce accurate project schedules using information from multiple stakeholders.
-    Ensure programmes include: Resources and skills, Materials planning, Critical path analysis, Milestones, Risk and mitigation plans, Maintain and regularly update project programmes throughout the project lifecycle.
-    Lead, mentor, and develop the planning team.
-    Grow the planning capability and strengthen the company's client offering.
-    Promote consistent planning standards and best practices across the business.
-    Clearly communicate roles, expectations, and responsibilities within the 
-    Monitor project progress against the programme.
-    Identify critical path activities and potential delays
-    Produce planning reports to support project teams and senior management.
-    Keep stakeholders informed of project status, risks, and key issues.
-    Support Project Managers in assessing the programme impact of project decisions.
-    Support the preparation of tender programmes.
-    Review contractor programmes during tender evaluation.
-    Monitor and assess programmes following contract award.
-    Assist with programme requirements during contract administration.
-    Support the implementation and effective use of project and contract management systems.
-    Work closely with Project Services, Project Managers, Design Managers, and other business functions.
-    Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.

Skills & Attributes

-    Strong leadership and team development skills.
-    Expertise in Primavera P6  
-    Excellent planning and organisational abilities.
-    Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
-    Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
-    Able to prioritise workload and perform well under pressure.
-    High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
-    Proactive, collaborative, and focused on continuous improvement.

Salary: Circa £65,000 - £75,000 per annum negotiable dependent on experience plus;

-    25 days holiday + Bank holidays.
-    Yearly profit share bonus.
-    Income protection and life insurance
-    The option to buy and sell annual leave
-    Competitive pension.

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