Senior Planner

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner with MEP experience to support the successful delivery of engineering services on a live, complex project with an extended programme of works.

You will play a key role in managing and maintaining detailed M&E programmes throughout the construction and commissioning phases, ensuring alignment with project requirements, constraints, and evolving delivery priorities. You will also be the lead for the 'Lean Planning' method of delivery we have chosen and will work with the whole project team to develop and deliver the required materials to run the daily site briefing, you will also be responsible for producing the required weekly progress reports from this process.

Working closely with project, commercial, and engineering teams, you will ensure that programmes accurately reflect installation, integration, and commissioning activities, providing clear visibility of progress, risks, and mitigation strategies and will be fully aligned with the clients required program dates.

This role offers the opportunity to influence delivery outcomes through effective programme management, via the lean planning methodology implemented on the project sequencing, and coordination within a live project environment.

• Programme Management
  Develop, manage, and maintain detailed M&E construction and commissioning programmes aligned with the overall project programme and extended timelines.
• Progress Monitoring & Reporting
  Track progress against programme, update regularly, and produce clear reports highlighting progress, delays, and key risks.
• Programme Recovery & Mitigation
  Identify delays and develop recovery strategies, working closely with delivery teams to mitigate programme impacts and maintain key milestones.
• M&E Sequencing & Integration
  Develop and manage detailed sequencing of M&E installations, ensuring coordination with construction activities and other trades. To include delivery of specific client deliverables on a staged basis with sectional planned availability to the client areas.
• Commissioning Programme Management
  Develop and manage commissioning and handover programmes, ensuring logical sequencing of testing, commissioning, and system integration.
• Change & Impact Assessment
  Assess the impact of design changes, site conditions, and scope variations on the programme, providing clear analysis to support decision-making.
• Stakeholder Coordination
  Work closely with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, consultants, and specialist subcontractors to ensure programme alignment and buy-in.
• Interface Management
  Identify and manage key interfaces between M&E services, construction works, and client requirements within a constrained and operational environment.
• Design & Procurement Integration
  Ensure alignment between design deliverables, procurement schedules, and installation activities within the programme.
• Risk Management
  Identify programme risks related to M&E works and support the development of mitigation strategies.
• Site Support
  Provide ongoing support to site teams, attending coordination and progress meetings, and advising on sequencing, logistics, and programme implications.
• Reporting & Governance
  Produce regular programme reports for internal and client stakeholders, ensuring transparency of progress, risks, and forecast completion.
• Planning Standards & Compliance
  Ensure programmes are developed and maintained in line with company procedures and contractual requirements (e.g. NEC).
• Team Support
  Support and mentor junior team members where required, contributing to the wider planning function.
• Business Continuity
  Support and be familiar with own role and responsibility in respect of Business Continuity Planning.

• Proven experience as an M&E / Building Services Planner on live construction projects
• Strong understanding of MEP installation, sequencing, and commissioning processes
• Strong understanding, with good experience of short interval control planning and delivery methodology.
• Experience managing programmes through delivery using lean planning, change, and commissioning phases
• Strong knowledge of programme control,…