Principal Planner

Principal Planner

Sector: Rail & Civil Engineering

Location: Swanley Kent (or Pontyclunor Highbridge)

Region: South Region (Southern Wales & Western)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Planner to lead and develop the regional planning function across the South supporting the successful delivery of complex rail and civil engineering projects.

This is a senior influential role within the business suited to an experienced planning professional with strong leadership capability and a proven background in P6led project planning project controls and stakeholder engagement.

What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership Women in leadership and much more.
• A safe place to work
• Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard

Business & Regional Overview

Our South region delivers a diverse portfolio of rail civil engineering and infrastructure projects operating within live regulated and safetycritical environments.

Projects and frameworks typically include:

• Bridges structures and footbridges
• Stations platforms and Access for All schemes
• Tunnels and complex civils
• Earthworks embankments and drainage
• Multidisciplinary rail renewals and enhancements

Works are delivered across longterm national frameworks as well as standalone design & build and negotiated projects for key publicsector clients.

The Role

As Principal Planner you will report to the Planning Manager working closely with Operations Directors and Project Delivery teams.

You will be responsible for leading mentoring and developing the regional planning team while ensuring the production and management of integrated wellcontrolled project programmes that support effective design procurement and construction delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the regional planning team championing best practice and consistency
• Develop manage and integrate project programmes covering design procurement and site works
• Provide highquality planning outputs to internal and external stakeholders
• Advise on programme impacts relating to change risk and progress
• Support procurement planning including subcontract enquiry and procurement schedules
• Ensure delivery teams fully understand programme logic milestones and critical paths
• Monitor and validate site progress agreeing updates and mitigation actions with project teams
• Produce regular progress reports including variance analysis SPI CPI and Earned Value data
• Maintain lookahead and asbuilt programmes clearly articulating project performance history
• Support programme risk assessment and schedule risk analysis
• Advise on resource constraints and programme recovery strategies
• Manage and maintain the P6 Cloud environment for the South region
• Coach and mentor planners supporting capability development and succession planning

What Youll Bring

• Proven experience at Senior Planner or Principal Planner level within rail and civil engineering
• Strong Primavera P6 expertise and project controls capability
• Indepth understanding of construction methodology sequencing and delivery risks
• Previous sitebased experience providing practical appreciation of construction activities
• Knowledge of earned value management and schedule risk analysis
• Ability to clearly communicate complex planning strategies to a wide stakeholder audience
• Confident leadership style with experience mentoring and developing others
• Collaborative approach able to influence at all levels of the business

About AmcoGiffen

AmcoGiffen is a wellestablished engineering contractor operating nationally across rail civil engineering and infrastructure markets. Renowned for delivering complex works on live assets we provide longterm maintenance frameworks and major project delivery for public and private sector clients across the UK.

Diversity Inclusion Health & Wellbeing

At AmcoGiffen we value individuality and believe that diverse teams create stronger outcomes better decisions and more inclusive workplaces. We are committed to building an environment where everyone feels supported respected and able to succeed regardless of gender background or life stage.

We actively encourage applications from women and underrepresented groups and we are focused on increasing female representation across all areas of our business through inclusive recruitment development opportunities and supportive working practices.

Health safety wellbeing and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and are embedded through our SPIRIT values:

Safety Professionalism Innovation Respect Integrity Teamwork

If you are a senior planning professional looking to step into a regional leadership role within a growing and respected infrastructure business wed love to hear from you. Apply today.

Why AmcoGiffen
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established engineering contractor operating nationally in rail civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil building mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive live assets in highly regulated environments we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail power generation electricity distribution flood defence aviation waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us you can be you because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training raising awareness regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety Professionalism Innovation Respect Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer offering challenging worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesnt matter to us what your age disability employment status gender health marital status sexual preference membership or non-membership of a trade union nationality race religion or social class are or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge If so apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities please contact our Recruitment Team:

Recruitment Manager