Lead Planner & Project Planners

Location: London & Swindon
Salary: £80,000–£85,000 + car allowance (Lead Planner) | £65,000–£75,000 + car allowance (Project Planners)
Working arrangement: Initially four days per week in the office or on site, with increasing flexibility as the role progresses, subject to project requirements.
Recruitment Consultant: Jack – Scantec Recruitment, Project Services Team

The Opportunity

We are working with a major infrastructure contractor to recruit one Lead Planner and two Project Planners to support significant energy and civil engineering projects across London and Swindon.

These roles offer the opportunity to work on complex infrastructure schemes involving underground cable tunnels, access shafts, high-voltage cable systems and upgrades to existing electricity transmission assets. The projects play an important role in developing and strengthening the UK's future energy network.

There are opportunities to support live project delivery as well as contribute to future projects through tendering and work-winning activities.

Lead Planner – £80,000–£85,000 + Car Allowance

As Lead Planner, you will take responsibility for coordinating planning activities and providing programme oversight across complex infrastructure works.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, maintaining and reviewing detailed project programmes.
• Managing critical paths, programme interfaces and key delivery milestones.
• Monitoring progress, identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Providing programme assurance, reporting and forecasts to project management teams.
• Working closely with construction, engineering and commercial teams.
• Supporting programme recovery and ensuring delivery plans remain realistic and achievable.Project Planners – £65,000–£75,000 + Car Allowance

Two Project Planner opportunities are available, supporting project delivery and work-winning activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining detailed construction programmes.
• Monitoring progress against planned activities and reporting potential delays.
• Reviewing construction methodologies, sequencing and resource requirements.
• Identifying programme risks, constraints and interfaces between work packages.
• Supporting project teams with forecasting and programme updates.
• Contributing to tender programmes and bid submissions, where applicable.

Some positions will sit within the Work Winning Team, supporting upcoming tenders through construction planning, sequencing and the development of realistic delivery programmes.

We are keen to hear from candidates with planning experience in one or more of the following sectors:

• Major infrastructure and civil engineering.
• Tunnelling and underground construction.
• Energy, power and utilities.
• Complex construction and engineering projects.

You should have strong programming skills, experience with critical-path analysis and the ability to work effectively with project teams and stakeholders.

For the Lead Planner position, experience coordinating planning activities and providing programme-level oversight is particularly valuable. For the Project Planner roles, experience developing construction programmes is important, while tender planning or work-winning experience would be beneficial for the bid-focused opportunity.

Offer

• Competitive salaries of £65,000–£85,000, depending on the role, plus car allowance.
• An initial four-day-per-week office or site attendance expectation, with scope for greater flexibility as you progress, subject to project requirements.
• Exposure to complex, high-profile energy and infrastructure projects.
• Opportunities to develop your planning expertise and take on greater responsibility.
• Experience across project delivery and, where applicable, tendering and work-winning.
• A business that supports employee development, training and career progression.

How to Apply

If you're considering your next move and would like to find out more, contact Jack at Scantec Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

Phone: 0151 666 8960
Email: jackm@scantec.co.uk