Senior Planner HS2

Role Purpose

The Senior Planner is responsible for developing maintaining analysing and reporting integrated project schedules across a major infrastructure programme. Working client-side the role provides planning assurance performance analysis schedule governance and strategic programme controls support to ensure the successful delivery of project objectives relating to scope time cost and risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop maintain and review integrated programme and project schedules within Primavera P6.
• Monitor contractor and delivery partner programmes assessing progress logic critical path schedule health and forecast completion dates.
• Provide independent challenge and assurance of contractor schedules methodologies and recovery plans.
• Analyse schedule performance trends milestones float consumption and programme risks.
• Support change control processes by assessing the time impact of proposed changes and compensation events.
• Produce regular planning and performance reports for project leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate planning workshops schedule reviews and risk sessions.
• Ensure compliance with programme controls standards planning procedures and governance requirements.
• Support integration of schedule data with cost risk and reporting functions.
• Identify potential delays and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Contribute to business cases delivery strategies and programme-level planning activities.

Qualifications :

Key Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in planning and scheduling within major infrastructure rail transportation utilities or construction projects.
• Strong Primavera P6 expertise.
• Experience reviewing and challenging contractor programmes.
• Understanding of NEC contracts and programme management requirements.
• Knowledge of critical path analysis earned value principles schedule risk analysis and programme controls.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to present complex schedule information to senior management and project boards.
• Experience working within a client sponsor or programme management environment.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time