Search

Senior Planner (remote)

Posted: 18/12/25
Recruiter:Carmichael UK
Reference:3048840309
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Engineering
Salary:£65,000 - £70,000 Annual
Location:City, London
Description:

Are you a proactive Senior Planner with strong first principles planning expertise coupled with hands on delivery experience?

Do you want to be a part of an exciting multi-million energy project?

Our client is seeking a dynamic, self starting planner to lead the full project lifecycle from design through to handover across multiple concurrent projects simultaneously.

As Senior Planner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving project success by developing robust programmes and ensuring seamless coordination across all stakeholders.

You ll work remotely, attending occasional site visits in Derby and Bristol.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build detailed first principles project programmes and create the overall master programme.
  • Evaluate, integrate, and challenge subcontractor programmes to ensure accuracy, feasibility, and alignment.
  • Support delivery teams with hands on construction planning insights and practical sequencing advice.
  • Manage planning across multiple live projects simultaneously.
  • Work from early design phases through to project completion and handover.
  • Provide clear, confident communication to all levels of stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate strong stakeholder management, ensuring alignment and effective decision making.

About You

  • Experienced in first principles planning of major projects
  • Civil engineering qualification
  • Previous hands on construction delivery experience for a tier one contractor is essential.
  • Proactive, detail oriented, and capable of driving planning excellence across a project team.
  • A strong communicator with proven stakeholder engagement skills.
  • A self starter who can work autonomously while managing several programmes concurrently.
  • Proficient in the use of P6 on industrial type projects like nuclear, power stations, energy to waste plants, data centres etc
  • Willing to complete a DBS check

What s on Offer

  • Remote working with occasional travel to sites in Derby and Bristol
  • Excellent package including a company car or car allowance, contributory pension, BUPA, life assurance, 25 days holiday (increases with length of service), holiday purchase scheme, gym subsidy and company social club membership.
  • Opportunity to influence a complex, high value, national infrastructure project.

Recruiting now