Project Planner
2 days ago
Thetford
Project Planner | Thetford Overview A leading construction contractor, known for delivering complex and high-profile projects across multiple sectors, is seeking a Project Planner to join their team. We’re recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established organisation with a strong reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. This is a fantastic opportunity for a planning professional to develop their career within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. This is a key position within the pre-construction and delivery teams, providing professional planning and programming support throughout the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities include: • Leading on weekly progress updates, site walkarounds, and meetings with internal teams and the supply chain to produce detailed reports, as-built data, and performance metrics, • Creating and managing short- and mid-term programmes in collaboration with site teams and subcontractors, ensuring full resource allocation and foresight, • Understanding the full scope and needs of each project and client, proposing viable planning alternatives that drive project success, • Utilising Primavera P6 for planning tasks; knowledge of NEC contracts is advantageous. Ideal Candidate Profile • Proven experience as a Project Planner within the construction sector, • Strong working knowledge of P6 (Primavera); familiarity with ASTA Powerproject is beneficial, • Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, • Strong communication and analytical skills What’s on Offer • Competitive base salary and bonus/profit share scheme, • Flexible working options, • Car allowance or company vehicle (dependent on role level), • Travel costs covered to project locations (aligned with HMRC guidance), • Extensive employee benefits including:, • Private medical insurance, • 8% employer pension contribution, • Health and wellbeing support, • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Market-leading family leave benefits:, • 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave, • 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave, • Ongoing learning and development opportunities