Senior MEP Planner

Crown House Technologies, part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, is looking for an experienced Senior MEP Planner to play a key role on a major project in Lancashire.

Location: Manchester / Lancashire

You will be based between our Manchester office and the project office during the enabling works phase, supporting the project through its early planning and enabling stages. Main works are due to commence in February 2029, with completion scheduled for Q4 2031.

You will take the lead on MEP planning and programme controls, working closely with our project, engineering, commercial, design and construction teams.

• Leading planning and programme coordination.
• Developing and maintaining the Contract Programme and Programme to Build.
• Planning across design, procurement, construction and short-term delivery.
• Developing logical, efficient and buildable construction sequences.
• Monitoring progress and identifying risks, opportunities and potential delays.
• Providing programme analysis, forecasting and practical mitigation plans.
• Advising on the commercial and programme impact of project decisions.
• Working directly with the client, project team, stakeholders and supply chain.
• Supporting and developing other planners within the team.
• Driving improvements in planning, controls and project delivery.

You will be an experienced planner with a strong understanding of MEP and complex construction delivery, comfortable operating at senior level.

• Senior-level planning experience on complex construction or MEP projects
• Strong MEP sequencing, buildability and programme knowledge
• Experience with project/programme controls and forecasting
• Pre-construction, design, procurement and construction planning experience
• Strong client and stakeholder communication skills
• The ability to spot programme issues and turn them into workable solutions

• Experience supporting, coaching or leading other planners

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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