Planner - Highways

Planner - Highways & Infrastructure

Location :
Sites mainly around Yorkshire (travelling across East, West & South Yorkshire)

Salary : £45,000 - £65,000 per annum DOE

Employment Type :
Full-Time, Permanent

A long-established and reputable civil engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Planner to support a portfolio of live highways and roadwork projects across Yorkshire.

You will travel between sites across East, West, and South Yorkshire - typically spending a couple of days at each location, gathering progress data, understanding constraints, updating programme etc.

You will be responsible for maintaining and developing NEC3 / NEC4 compliant programmes on active highways and infrastructure projects, ensuring they align with contractual requirements and specification appendices such as 1 / 13, 1 / 16, and 1 / 17.

This role involves managing a cluster of 10 - 12 live sites, regularly updating Clause 31 (Cl.31) and Clause 32 (Cl.32) programmes, and preparing Clause 60 (Cl.60) programmes for individual Compensation Events (CEs).

• Travel across Yorkshire to visit 10–12 live highways and roadwork sites, spending a few days at each to gather accurate progress data.
• Update and maintain Cl.31 and Cl.32 programmes using Microsoft Project (MSP).
• Produce NEC3 / NEC4 compliant programmes, ensuring alignment with specification appendices 1 / 13, 1 / 16, 1 / 17 and all associated constraints.
• Develop individual Cl.60 programmes for each Compensation Event, ensuring programmes are accurate, logical, and contractually robust.
• Work closely with site teams, engineers, and project managers in live / public‑realm environments.
• Identify and communicate programme risks, delays, critical paths, and mitigation options.
• Ensure all submissions are compliant with NEC requirements and suitable for audit and commercial review.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in programme management and reporting processes.

• Proven planning experience in highways, civil engineering, or infrastructure.
• Strong competence with Microsoft Project (MSP) - essential for this role.
• Detailed understanding of NEC3 / NEC4, particularly Cl.31, Cl.32, and Cl.60.
• Experience producing NEC-compliant programmes aligned with specification appendices 1 / 13, 1 / 16, 1 / 17.
• Comfortable working on live, public‑realm sites with traffic management, utilities, and operational constraints.
• Ability to manage multiple live sites and deliver timely programme updates across a busy portfolio.
• Analytical, structured, and confident communicating with site teams.
• Full UK driving licence essential.

A technically challenging and varied planning role - no two days are the same.

Work across key highways schemes shaping Yorkshire’s infrastructure.

Supportive management team, excellent retention, and strong development culture.

Competitive salary, benefits, and long‑term career potential.

If this sounds like the right next step in your planning career, apply now or contact Mark at Up Front Recruitment for more details.