Senior Planner - Anglian Water

Location:

Peterborough, with some travel across the Anglian Water region

Sector:
Civil Engineering | Water Infrastructure | Major Projects

Lead the programme. Influence delivery. Make an impact.

Complex infrastructure projects demand exceptional planning, clear strategic thinking and the ability to bring people together around a shared delivery goal.

Are you looking for an experienced Senior Planner role?

Do you want to join our team and play a leading role in the planning and delivery of major water infrastructure projects for our client, Anglian Water, through its Major Projects Framework.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex project programmes, influence delivery strategies and work closely with Project Managers, construction leaders, commercial teams and designers to drive performance across the project lifecycle.

You’ll bring the insight and confidence to challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and turn programme data into meaningful decisions. You’ll also have the opportunity to share your expertise, support other planners and help strengthen planning capability across our team.

If you’re ready to take a leading role in delivering major infrastructure projects and make a real difference to project outcomes, this is an opportunity to make your mark.

As a Senior Planner, you’ll lead the development, coordination and management of project programmes, providing the insight and challenge needed to support safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery.

• Leading the development, review and maintenance of integrated project programmes from tender and pre-construction through to construction, commissioning and project close-out.
• Developing and challenging programme logic, construction methodologies, sequencing, resource assumptions and key delivery milestones.
• Working with Project Managers and construction leaders to establish realistic delivery strategies and translate them into robust, achievable programmes.
• Leading programme monitoring and analysis, identifying critical-path impacts, emerging delays, interfaces, constraints and opportunities to improve performance.
• Driving programme risk and opportunity assessments, developing mitigation strategies and supporting recovery planning where delivery is at risk.
• Producing and presenting high-quality programme reports, forecasts and analysis to project leadership, clients and other key stakeholders.
• Providing expert planning input into project reviews, commercial assessments, change management, variations and the evaluation of time-related impacts.
• Leading planning input into tender submissions and pre-construction activities, including programme development, scenario modelling and alternative delivery approaches.
• Coordinating programme interfaces across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and supply chain activities.
• Ensuring programme updates are accurate, evidence-based and reflect progress achieved on site.
• Challenging assumptions constructively, identifying opportunities to improve productivity and promoting best practice across project teams.
• Mentoring and supporting other planners, sharing technical knowledge and helping develop planning capability across the business.
• Building strong working relationships with the client, supply chain partners and internal stakeholders to maintain alignment on programme objectives.
• Promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, health and safety, and quality.

You will be an experienced planning professional who combines strong technical capability with commercial awareness, confident stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence project…