Senior Planner

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED
Birmingham
Senior Planner

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Planner to join our team, based in Birmingham for the HS2 Track project. The Senior Planner role is office-based and will be focused on managing the contract programme, including dealing with client and supporting the commercial team. The role demands leadership skills and initiative to proactively produce and maintain a realistic programme coordinating with our construction and design teams.

Main Responsibilities

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Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project contractual programme, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and overall project objectives.

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Collaborate closely with project managers, commercial leads, project controls, filed engineers, and other stakeholders to gather project data, assess progress, and identify potential risks or delays.

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Conduct regular schedule reviews and updates, providing accurate progress reporting and highlighting critical path activities.

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Prepare and submit contract program deliverable, including its narrative and other back-up documents.

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Coordinate with project controls to track and report on project performance using earned value management and other relevant metrics.

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Support the change management process, including the assessment of schedule impacts from changes and variations.

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Mentor and support junior planning staff within the project team in future expansion of the project.

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Generate, update and maintain time-chainages

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Coordinate and lead QSRA analysis

Key Skills and Experience

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Extensive experience in planning and scheduling within construction sector (rail systems experience desirable but not mandatory)

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Proficiency in industry-standard planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).

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Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

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Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a collaborative approach to working in multidisciplinary teams.

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Desirable experience in earned value management.

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Knowledge of NEC contracts and public sector procurement processes is advantageous.

The role is based in Birmingham with a requirement to work from the office

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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Posted 2026-03-13

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