Construction Planner

Overview

In this role you lead construction planning for major nuclear and infrastructure projects, developing and maintaining programmes to align with milestones. You work with multi-disciplinary teams to monitor progress, assess schedule risks, and support change and recovery planning. You communicate progress in progress meetings and ensure compliance with project procedures and industry standards. This is an opportunity to shape project delivery in a highly regulated, safety‑driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Private healthcare
• Healthcare cash plan
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Support for relevant professional qualifications and career progression

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain construction programmes using Primavera P6
• Plan construction activities, sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and interfaces
• Monitor progress against baseline programmes and identify delays and schedule risks
• Analyse critical paths, programme variances, and potential impacts on milestones
• Prepare short term lookahead programmes and regular planning reports
• Coordinate with construction teams, engineers, subcontractors, and project managers
• Review contractor programmes and identify interface or sequencing issues
• Support schedule impact assessments, change management, and recovery planning
• Attend progress meetings and provide programme updates to stakeholders
• Ensure planning activities comply with project procedures and industry requirements

Key requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Construction, Civil Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline
• Experience in construction planning or project controls within nuclear, infrastructure, energy, or engineering environments
• Strong practical experience with Primavera P6
• Good understanding of construction sequencing, critical path, dependencies, and schedule management
• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills
• Comfortable working across multidisciplinary project teams and managing changing priorities
• Experience within nuclear or other highly regulated environments would be advantageous

• Analytical thinking
• Organisational skills
• Communication skills
• Primavera P6
• Construction sequencing
• Critical path analysis

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