Assistant Planner
hace 6 días
Heathrow
Assistant Planner - Ideal for a Section Engineer Ready to Move into Planning\n\nAre you an experienced Section Engineer with strong self‑delivery experience in civil engineering?\n\nLooking to take the next step off site and into a planning-focused role while still staying close to live project delivery?\n\nThis is an excellent opportunity to join an established, forward‑thinking civil engineering contractor that is expanding its work‑winning and planning team due to a strong pipeline of secured projects and upcoming tenders.\n\nAs an Assistant Planner, you will use your practical site knowledge to help develop, analyse, and maintain construction programmes across a diverse range of civil engineering schemes. Your understanding of buildability, sequencing, and site constraints will make you a key contributor to both tender and live project planning.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDeveloping, updating, and refining detailed construction programmes, including activity sequencing, durations, milestones, and critical paths.\nUsing your site experience to identify realistic methodologies, constraints, and opportunities for optimisation.\nAllocating and tracking resources such as labour, plant, and materials.\nWorking closely with project managers, engineers, and delivery teams to resolve programme challenges and maintain progress.\nSupporting estimating and commercial teams with programme input for tenders and bids.\nAnalysing risks, identifying potential delays, and helping implement mitigation strategies.\nProviding clear programme updates, progress intelligence, and recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.\nTravelling to sites for progress reviews, planning workshops, and data collection, including occasional overnight stays when required.What's on Offer\n\nCompetitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package\nOngoing professional development and structured planning training\nExposure to a wide range of civil engineering projects\nA supportive, collaborative team that values your site experience and technical insight\nA genuine pathway into a long‑term planning careerAbout You\nWe're looking for someone motivated, proactive, and ready to transition from site delivery into a planning-focused role.\n\nEssential:\n\nExperience as a Section Engineer or similar role within civil engineering\nStrong understanding of construction methodology, sequencing, and site operations\nA degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or Construction Management\nA full UK driving licence\nWillingness to travel to sites and stay away when required\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills\nA professional, punctual, and positive approach\nA genuine interest in planning, programming, and project deliveryWhether you're a Section Engineer looking to move into planning or a site‑based professional seeking a new challenge, this role offers the perfect route into a rewarding career shaping how projects are delivered.\n\nIf you're ready to take the next step and join a company that invests in your development, we'd love to hear from you.\n\nAldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.\n\nCandidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.\n\nFor the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business