Planner, Construction, Civil Engineering

Job Profile for Planner CF47453

Bennett & 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.

• 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.

• 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 Power project 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.

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