We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner with strong expertise in NEC4 contracts to develop, manage, and maintain project programmes across major construction, infrastructure, engineering, or industrial projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring robust planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, delay analysis, and NEC4 contractual programme compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Planning & Scheduling
- Develop, maintain, and manage detailed Baseline Programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
- Prepare and update contract programmes compliant with NEC4 contractual requirements.
- Establish project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity coding structures, and resource-loaded schedules.
- Develop short-term, medium-term, and long-term project schedules.
- Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify potential schedule risks and opportunities.
- Produce look-ahead programmes and recovery plans where required.
- Support tender planning activities, methodology development, and programme submissions.
NEC4 Contract Administration Support
- Prepare and maintain Accepted Programmes in accordance with NEC4 contract requirements.
- Support the management of Compensation Events by assessing programme impacts and schedule implications.
- Assist project teams in demonstrating entitlements relating to extensions of time and programme changes.
- Ensure programme submissions meet NEC4 contractual obligations regarding logic, float ownership, critical path, risk allowances, and progress reporting.
- Support Project Managers and Commercial Teams during programme reviews and contractual discussions.
- Maintain programme records to support contractual claims and dispute avoidance.
Progress Monitoring & Reporting
- Conduct regular progress reviews with project teams and subcontractors.
- Perform critical path analysis and identify schedule deviations.
- Measure and report project performance using key schedule metrics.
- Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
- Analyse variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Generate earned value and productivity reports where applicable.
Risk & Delay Analysis
- Identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Conduct schedule impact assessments and what-if scenario analyses.
- Support forensic planning and delay analysis exercises.
- Maintain programme risk registers and track mitigation measures.
- Assist in preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) assessments and delay claims.
Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with clients, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders on programme matters.
- Facilitate planning workshops and schedule review meetings.
- Provide planning expertise and guidance to project teams.
- Mentor and support junior planners and planning engineers.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
- Minimum 8-12 years of planning and scheduling experience in construction, infrastructure, utilities, transportation, energy, or industrial projects.
- Minimum 3-5 years experience working on projects administered under NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, complex project programmes.
- Experience supporting Compensation Events, EOT assessments, and programme submissions under NEC contracts.
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (essential).
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
- Experience with Power BI and project controls reporting tools is advantageous.
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