We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis, taking ownership of project programming from tender stage through to final handover.
Location: Essex (Office & Factory Based with Site Visits) Salary: £70,000 – £100,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities:
Prepare and manage project programmes from tender stage through to final handover
Develop preliminary tender programmes, reviewing fabrication durations, sequencing, and constraints
Identify programme risks and opportunities, supporting bid and no-bid decisions
Liaise with estimating, commercial, and project teams to ensure realistic timelines
Develop detailed design, procurement, fabrication, and logistics programmes
Integrate design milestones with procurement and manufacturing activities
Monitor approvals, information release, and coordination risks
Produce procurement schedules aligned with fabrication requirements
Identify long-lead items and update programmes based on supplier performance
Produce and maintain fabrication and manufacturing programmes
Issue short-term look-ahead schedules to factory teams
Balance labour, workload, and capacity across multiple projects
Integrate QA inspections and sign-off activities into programmes
Ensure quality checkpoints align with delivery and installation schedules
Develop delivery and installation programmes
Coordinate with site teams, transport, and lifting operations to align fabrication completion with site readiness
Requirements:
Proven experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within construction
Experience within structural steel or architectural metalwork preferred
Strong understanding of fabrication and manufacturing sequencing
Experience managing multi-stage construction programmes
Proficiency with planning software such as MS Project, Primavera, Asta, or similar
Strong organisational and communication skills
Ability to identify programme risks early and implement mitigation strategies
Comfortable liaising with estimating, design, commercial, factory, and site teams
Interested applicants are invited to apply by sending their most up-to-date CV.
