Senior Project Planner - #2136755

Senior Planner - Bristol

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join a leading engineering and project management consultancy, supporting the delivery of major infrastructure programmes from their Bristol office.

The role will sit within an established Project Controls team and will require a strong technical planning background, with particular experience in Primavera P6, Earned Value Management (EVM), integrated scheduling and NEC contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage complex project programmes using Primavera P6

• Lead the integration of schedules across multiple projects, disciplines, contractors and workstreams

• Ensure dependencies, interfaces and key milestones are accurately reflected within the integrated programme

• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques to measure and report project performance

• Undertake critical path, schedule variance and performance analysis

• Manage baselines, progress updates, forecasting and look-ahead programmes

• Support NEC contract management, including programme requirements, change and assessment of schedule impacts

• Identify programme risks, delays and opportunities and develop appropriate mitigation strategies

• Produce clear schedule, EVM and project controls reporting for senior stakeholders

• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Commercial Managers and wider Project Controls teams

Experience Required

• Strong experience as a Senior Planner / Senior Planning Engineer on major infrastructure programmes

• Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6

• Strong practical experience of Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Proven experience of schedule integration across complex multidisciplinary programmes

• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts, ideally NEC3 and/or NEC4

• Strong understanding of baselining, critical path analysis, forecasting and change control

• Previous experience within sectors such as rail, nuclear, defence, energy, water or major infrastructure

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.