Project Planner; MEP & Construction

Position: PROJECT PLANNER (MEP & CONSTRUCTION)
Location: Kings Cross

PROJECT PLANNER (MEP & CONSTRUCTION)

Salary: £60,000–£70,000 per annum

Location:

Kings Cross, with an agile working model including project/site and office

attendance.

Reporting to:
Lead of Planning and Strategic Operations Director

Role Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Planner (MEP & Construction) to develop, manage and maintain robust project programmes across a portfolio of Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health (MEP) and construction projects. The successful candidate will work closely with operational, commercial, design, procurement and project delivery teams to ensure programmes are realistic, achievable and aligned with project and business objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong planning professional to play a key role in driving programme certainty, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting successful project delivery through effective planning, monitoring and reporting.

Planning & Programme Management

Develop and maintain compliant, robust project programmes aligned with project and business objectives.

Create programmes from first principles, including interpreting drawings, performing quantity take-offs, applying productivity/output rates, assessing resource requirements and determining realistic activity durations.

Establish logical construction sequences that reflect efficient and collaborative delivery methodologies.

Produce detailed tender, pre-construction, design, fabrication, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover programmes.

Ensure all project programmes are regularly updated and accurately reflect current project status.

Integrate MEP services activities with wider construction programmes to ensure coordinated delivery.

Project Monitoring & Control

Monitor programme performance against agreed baselines.

Identify programme risks, constraints, delays and opportunities, implementing appropriate mitigation measures.

Analyse critical path activities and assess programme impacts arising from changes, delays or disruptions.

Drive corrective actions to maintain project milestones and completion dates.

Support project teams in developing recovery and acceleration plans where required.

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams to manage programme interfaces and dependencies.

Participate in project weekly review meetings and prepare weekly lookaheads and progress reviews.

Facilitate planning workshops and programme review meetings weekly or daily as necessary.

Communicate programme requirements and critical activities clearly to project stakeholders.

Present complex planning information in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Commercial & Strategic Support

Provide commercial insight regarding programme impacts, labour productivity, production rates and construction sequencing.

Support commercial teams in evaluating the effects of variations, compensation events and programme changes.

Assist in developing tender submissions by identifying optimal delivery strategies and programme efficiencies.

Support claims preparation through programme analysis and forensic review where required.

Reporting, Governance & Continuous Improvement

Prepare and present regular progress reports to senior management, clients and project teams.

Report on programme trends, labour efficiencies, key milestones and performance indicators.

Produce programme narratives and mitigation strategies.

Ensure planning outputs comply with contractual obligations and company standards.

Support continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes, systems and reporting methodologies.

Contribute to the development of planning standards, templates and best practices.

Promote collaborative planning and lessons learned across the business.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Proven experience as a Construction Planner, MEP Planner or Project Planner within the building services and construction industry.

Skilled in programme development from first principles, including interpretation of drawings and specifications, quantity take-offs, productivity/output rates, activity durations and logical programme sequencing.

Demonstrable experience developing and managing programmes throughout tender, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover phases.

Strong understanding of construction and MEP installation methodologies.

Experience monitoring programme performance and implementing…