Planner

Company: Bennett And Game Recruitment
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Location: Ipswich
Job Description:

Job Profile for Planner CF47453Bennett & Game are pleased to be working with a growing specialist engineering and infrastructure group seeking an experienced Group Project Planner. This is an excellent opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of marine, civil engineering, coastal and specialist infrastructure projects, supporting multiple operating businesses across the Group. The successful candidate will provide planning support across tender-stage and live projects, improving programme visibility, resource planning, project control and commercial risk management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple live and tender-stage programmes across the Group.
  • Develop and maintain NEC4-compliant programmes, including baseline, accepted and revised programmes.
  • Translate construction methodologies into programme logic, sequencing, dependencies and critical path analysis.
  • Incorporate marine, environmental, weather and access constraints into programmes.
  • Analyse labour, marine plant, specialist equipment and resource requirements.
  • Support delay and change management, including compensation events and early warnings.
  • Produce recovery, acceleration and impacted programmes where required.
  • Develop tender programmes aligned with contract requirements and construction methodologies.
  • Produce programme updates, dashboards and reports for operational, commercial and senior stakeholders.
  • Communicate programme risks clearly and work collaboratively across multiple businesses.

Role Requirements

  • Previous experience as a Planner / Project Planner / Construction Planner within civil engineering or infrastructure.
  • Strong construction planning experience, ideally within heavy civils, marine, coastal, piling, flood defence or near-water works.
  • Experience managing multiple programmes concurrently.
  • Strong understanding of NEC4 programme requirements, including programme acceptance, updates and compensation events.
  • Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, dependencies and critical path analysis.
  • Microsoft Project experience is essential, alongside strong Excel skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Tender planning experience would be advantageous.
  • Experience with delay analysis, recovery or acceleration programmes would be beneficial.
  • Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6 experience would be advantageous.
  • Degree, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline would be beneficial.
  • ICE or CIOB membership advantageous but not essential.

Salary & Benefits

Circa £55,000, dependent on experience

  • Bonus scheme
  • Private healthcare
  • Matched pension
  • Hybrid working
  • Regular time at HQ and UK site travel as required
  • Opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of specialist infrastructure project

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Posted: August 17th, 2026