Senior Rail Planner: Lead Multi-Discipline Programs

Pod-Trak Ltd; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner to join their Pre-Construction team. The role involves leading the planning and programming of multi-disciplinary rail and infrastructure projects from tender through to delivery. Responsibilities include developing detailed project programmes, providing planning support, and producing progress reports. Applicants should have proven experience as a Planner in the rail or civil engineering sectors and be proficient in Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within rail, civil engineering, or utilities sectors.
• Strong understanding of project controls, earned value, and performance monitoring techniques.
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage detailed project programmes.
• Provide planning support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyse contract documentation to create achievable schedules.
• Identify critical paths and sequencing for optimized strategies.
• Produce progress reports and earned value analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Numerical skills

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner to join their Pre-Construction team. The role involves leading the planning and programming of multi-disciplinary rail and infrastructure projects from tender through to delivery. Responsibilities include developing detailed project programmes, providing planning support, and producing progress reports. Applicants should have proven experience as a Planner in the rail or civil engineering sectors and be proficient in Primavera P6 or MS Project.