Job Description
Lead Planner
Location: Onsite - Thurso Caithness
Contract Type: 12-Month Contract
Rate: 31 - 53 per hour (Umbrella)
Additional Benefits:
- Up to 75 per day Travel & Subsistence allowance for those outside commuting distance
- Professional development opportunity into a portfolio-level lead role
- Opportunity to mentor and train others in planning practices
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 9th September 2025
Interviews: Face-to-Face week commencing 22nd September 2025
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Lead Planner to join a portfolio team working on a major programme of work in Thurso. This role provides excellent exposure at portfolio level combining planning leadership performance management and change control responsibilities.
The Lead Planner will play a pivotal role in developing and monitoring delivery targets managing schedule assurance overseeing integrated project controls and ensuring that best practices are applied across the business. This is also a hands-on leadership position with responsibility for mentoring team members and guiding the effective use of planning tools and processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop implement and maintain site planning procedures and controlled documents.
- Analyse programme schedules identify emerging risks and support change control reviews.
- Provide training and mentoring to strengthen organisational planning capability.
- Analyse critical paths dependencies and inter-discipline requirements to establish logical work sequences.
- Deliver accurate portfolio performance data into accountability reviews.
- Set monitor and report against delivery targets supporting both internal and external audits.
- Act as the subject matter expert for planning systems processes and tools.
- Act as the intelligent customer for Primavera P6 software.
- Line management responsibility for staff within the planning function.
Candidate Requirements
Essential:
- HND (or equivalent qualification) with significant planning experience.
- Strong understanding of portfolio and project controls.
- Skilled in schedule analysis critical path methodology and performance reporting.
- Proven experience with planning software ideally Primavera P6.
- Ability to lead mentor and develop others.
Security & Compliance
- Must hold or be eligible for SC Clearance.
- Will be required to complete a Drugs & Alcohol test and DBS check prior to site access.
For more information or to apply contact Daniel Cordy at TEC Partners.