Project Planner – Major Infrastructure (Dover)

Overview

As a Project Planner, you will build and maintain robust project programmes for a major infrastructure programme in Dover, challenging progress and delivering clear insights to keep delivery on track. You will work closely with the client, project managers and commercial teams to ensure plans reflect delivery reality and drive improvements in planning processes. This role offers hands-on scheduling with a direct impact on project performance and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes, baseline plans and WBS
• Manage schedules across the project lifecycle and monitor baselines
• Identify variances and risks; support mitigation and recovery plans
• Analyse programme performance and provide progress reporting and forecasting
• Support earned value and wider project controls reporting
• Review and challenge contractor programmes and schedule performance
• Collaborate with client, PMs, commercial teams and other delivery disciplines
• Improve planning processes and the use of planning and digital tools

Key requirements

• Strong planning and scheduling experience in infrastructure, engineering or construction
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software
• Experience developing, maintaining and updating integrated project schedules
• Understanding of project controls, EVM, schedule performance and progress reporting
• Ability to interrogate programmes, identify risks and challenge delivery assumptions
• Strong stakeholder and client-facing communication skills
• Experience in complex contracting and multidisciplinary delivery environments
• Willingness to work onsite 2 days per week in Dover

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• problem solving
• Primavera P6
• project controls
• earned value management (EVM)

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