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Location: Hull Office
Department: Planning
Reports To: Lead Planner
Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent

About the Company

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking construction company delivering high-quality projects across Civils, Rail, and Bridges. Our Planning Team plays a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and on time. We are now seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Planner to support our planners across both pre-contract (tender) and live project environments.

Role Overview

As an Assistant Planner, you will work alongside experienced planners to develop, monitor, and update project programmes. Your responsibilities will span both the tendering stage, where you’ll help prepare construction phasing and methodologies, and project delivery, where you’ll assist in maintaining and reporting on project progress.

This is an excellent opportunity to start or develop a career in planning, with exposure to a wide range of projects and mentoring from senior planning professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Tender Stage

• Assist in preparing high-level and detailed tender programmes using planning software (primarily Primavera P6)
• Support the review of tender documentation to extract relevant planning data
• Help develop construction methodologies and phasing strategies with input from the delivery and bid teams
• Prepare visual aids, programme narratives, and planning presentations for tender submissions

Project Delivery

• Support the creation and maintenance of baseline (Clause 31) and update (Clause 32) programmes
• Assist with regular progress updates, look-ahead programmes, and prospective delay analysis
• Participate in planning meetings, take minutes, and track follow-up actions
• Help compile progress reports and dashboard updates for internal and external stakeholders
• Assist in the coordination of subcontractor and supplier inputs into programmes

Requirements

• HNC/HND or Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related discipline (or working towards)
• Some experience or exposure to the construction industry preferred (placement, internship, or entry-level role)
• Familiarity with planning software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project is desirable (training can be provided)
• Good understanding of construction processes and sequencing
• Strong IT skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a team

Desirable (Not Essential)

• Prior contract knowledge/training particularly to planning related clauses

Location: Site Based / Hull Office
Department: Planning
Reports To: Lead Planner
Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent

About the Company

We are a leading construction company delivering high-quality infrastructure and building projects across multiple sectors. As part of our continued growth, we are looking to appoint a proactive and organised Project Planner to join our Planning Team. This role focuses on the delivery stage of projects, working closely with site teams to ensure programmes are realistic, maintained, and reflective of actual progress on the ground.

Role Overview

The Project Planner will play a key role in supporting the delivery of one or more construction projects, from mobilisation through to handover. You will be responsible for managing live project programmes, engaging with site teams to capture real-time updates, attending site meetings, and producing accurate progress reports. The role demands excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset.

This is a great opportunity for a planner with site or delivery experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys being close to the work face.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Maintain and update live project programmes in Primavera P6
• Work with site managers, engineers, and subcontractors to collect accurate progress data
• Attend regular site meetings and walkarounds to validate physical progress against programme
• Preparation of Clause 31 and 32 schedules, including programme narratives and impact assessments with the potential for quotation programmes
• Carry out critical path analysis and identify potential risks and opportunities to improve programme performance
• Develop short-term look-ahead programmes and recovery strategies when needed
• Manage and coordinate programmes across multiple projects (if required), ensuring consistency and quality of planning outputs
• Ability to understand and interpret contract requirements

Programme Reporting & Coordination

• Produce and maintain clear, timely reports and dashboards for both internal teams and external stakeholders
• Support the commercial team by linking programme data to earned value, delay analysis, or extension of time submissions
• Monitor float, constraints, and milestones to ensure early warning of slippage or risk
• Liaise with subcontractors to integrate their input into master programmes
• Apply EVM techniques to monitor project performance, identify schedule variances and cost overruns, and support decision making throughout the project.
• Reviewing resource utilisation to maximise productivity and efficient project delivery.

Ad-Hoc

• Work the planning team to provide support where appropriate and mentor assistant planners.

Requirements

• HNC/HND or Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in a planning role within a live project delivery environment
• Proficient in Primavera P6
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and sequencing
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and construction data
• Experience working with site-based teams and communicating across multiple disciplines
• Able to manage and prioritise workloads across multiple projects if required
• Strong IT and reporting skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Highly organised, analytical, and detail-oriented
• Full UK driving licence (if travel to multiple sites is expected)

Location: Hull Office
Department: Planning
Reports to: Head of Planning / Managing Director (of Division)
Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Planner to drive the planning function across complex and high-value projects. This role demands a technically proficient individual with strong people leadership skills, a deep understanding of construction methodology, and the ability to apply first principles planning to develop accurate, logical, and commercially viable programmes. The successful candidate will play a key role in aligning project delivery with both business and sector-specific requirements, while also mentoring and developing planning team members.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of planners, promoting continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Allocate planning resources effectively across projects and ensure consistency in planning standards.
• Support the development of junior team members through coaching, training, and technical guidance.
• Represent the planning function in senior project meetings and reviews.

Programme Development & Management

• Oversee the development and maintenance of robust construction programmes using first principles—including the calculation of durations based on resource productivity, outputs, and methodology.
• Ensure programme logic reflects real-world construction sequences, buildability constraints, and interfaces between trades.
• Integrate design, procurement, construction, and commissioning timelines into a coherent master programme.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings to develop initial sequencing / phasing for programmes, independently.
• Identify and mitigate sequencing clashes or logistical constraints early in the planning process.

Commercial & Strategic Integration

• Align planning outputs with project commercial objectives, contract requirements, and business priorities.
• Provide input into project strategies, risk management plans, and cost-time trade-offs.
• Work closely with commercial teams to support valuations, EOT claims, and risk allowances.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with clients, supply chain partners, and internal stakeholders to ensure programme visibility and buy-in.
• Lead planning-related discussions with clients, representing the company professionally and confidently.

Forensic Delay Analysis & Claims Support

• Lead the preparation and review of forensic delay analyses to support claims, extensions of time, and project reviews.
• Apply prospective and retrospective techniques (e.g. time impact analysis, windows analysis) to identify and quantify delay events.
• Support dispute resolution processes with clear and defensible programme evidence.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in construction or infrastructure planning.
• Proven ability to manage and develop planning teams.
• Strong working knowledge of first principles planning, construction methodology, and productivity analysis.
• High level of proficiency with Primavera P6 and planning/reporting tools.
• Solid understanding of NEC and any other major forms of contract.
• Demonstrated experience in forensic delay analysis and claims support.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to align programme outputs with business goals.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred.

Location: Hull Office
Department: Project Controls / Planning
Reports to: Lead Planner / Head of Planning
Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Planner with deep expertise in first principles planning to join our project controls team. This role requires a strategic thinker who can build robust programmes from the ground up—accurately estimating durations, sequencing work, and defining critical paths without relying solely on historical data. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting complex infrastructure, construction, or engineering projects, ensuring all elements of time planning are clearly defined, logical, and achievable.

Key Responsibilities

First Principles Planning

• Develop detailed project schedules using first principles—calculating durations based on resource loading, productivity rates, quantities, and constraints.
• Engage with engineers, designers, and construction teams to validate assumptions and inputs.
• Provide realistic forecasts based on historic knowledge adjusted to project requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings to develop initial sequencing / phasing for programmes, independently.

Programme Development

• Build and maintain fully logic-linked programmes in Primavera P6.
• Clearly define construction sequences, interfaces, and handover milestones.
• Create WBS structures that reflect deliverables, work areas, and subcontractor scopes.

Phasing & Sequencing

• Prepare phasing diagrams and zone-based programmes for multi-stage projects with the ability to present to key stakeholders should it be required.
• Identify and mitigate sequencing clashes or logistical constraints early in the planning process.
• Understand site requirements to ensure safe and efficient working.
• Work with temporary works and logistics teams to ensure alignment of methodology and access strategy.

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Establish performance baselines and monitor progress against key milestones.
• Provide forensic analysis of delays, disruptions, and resequencing impacts.
• Deliver clear, concise reports and dashboard visuals to senior leadership and clients.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Support tender and bid teams with method statements and high-quality schedules.
• Lead planning workshops and walkthroughs with multidisciplinary teams.
• Liaise with client planners and ensure compliance with contractual time-related requirements.

Ad-Hoc

• Support the planning team with various types of delay analysis to help understand project impacts and assist in resolving time-related issues.
• Delegate tasks to ensure efficient output and make best use of time.

Requirements

• Prior planning experience in large-scale construction, infrastructure, or engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodology, buildability, and engineering principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Proven track record in first principles estimating of time and logic.
• Ability to communicate complex programme details to non-technical audiences.
• Strong experience in NEC, other forms of contract would be desirable.
• Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.