Senior Planner

Role Overview: Are you a proactive, forward-thinking professional with a passion for delivering excellence in project planning? Join our VVB Engineering as a Senior Planner and play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery, commercial viability, and resource optimisation of projects across London and South East Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare cost and resource-loaded programmes covering the complete project scope in line with the contract.
• Create and maintain robust, logically linked, cost and resource-loaded project programmes.
• Regularly update project programmes, ensuring they align with client expectations.
• Provide comprehensive programme updates and conduct reviews prior to submission.
• Prepare and submit weekly site progress photo reports.
• Carry out regular programme reviews to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Perform impact assessments, delay analyses, and prepare cause-and-effect delay programmes.
• Monitor project progress through lookahead plans, site diaries, and regular site visits.
• Conduct forensic planning and prepare EOT (Extension of Time) programmes to support commercial submissions.
• Implement and maintain VVB planning standards and programme logic, while maintaining a programme log for all changes.
• Generate Earned Value Analysis (EVA) reports and regularly review SPI (Schedule Performance Index) and CPI (Cost Performance Index).
• Prepare tender programmes and contribute to tender submissions as requested by the Head of Planning.
• Support the commercial team in managing risks and opportunities (R&O) at project level.
• Resolve cross-functional planning issues and escalate concerns where necessary.
• Provide support to other VVB projects as directed by the Planning Manager. Essential: Person Specification:
• Strong understanding of achieving customer satisfaction and maintaining high standards.
• Proficiency in planning software and operational requirements.
• Awareness of inter-discipline requirements of design and construct projects. Desirable:
• Knowledge of major construction contracts (NEC, JCT, ICE).
• Background in electrical or mechanical engineering. Qualifications: Essential:
• Minimum NVQ/HNC. Desirable:
• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualifications. Competencies/ Behaviours Essential:
• Collaborative, decisive, and able to work under pressure.
• Flexible, “can-do” attitude in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise on technical matters at all levels.
• Self-motivated and forward-thinking with the ability to establish good working relationships. Desirable:
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally. Essential Experience:
• Minimum 10 years of experience in planning.
• Competence in creating planning documentation.
• Experience in infrastructure environments (utilities/civils). Desirable:
• Previous experience working for an M&E contractor.
• Proven experience of 3–5 years in a similar role.