Planner - Rail & Transportation

Location: London / Birmingham / Manchester / Bristol (Flexible)
Contract Type: 6-month contract, Full-time (40 hours/week)
Start Date: ASAP
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Transportation Division is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join our world-class Project Controls team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on some of the UK’s largest and most complex transportation infrastructure projects, spanning rail and highway sectors.

You will play a key role in planning, monitoring, and controlling multi-million-pound projects, providing clear, timely information to project teams and clients. You will also mentor junior planners and support the adoption of best-in-class project controls practices.

• Lead all aspects of project planning and project controls across large transportation programmes.

• Develop, maintain, and present project and tender schedules using Primavera P6.

• Deliver periodic programme updates, highlighting changes, delays, and project risks.

• Represent Project Controls at client progress meetings.

• Provide clear planning advice to senior management and project teams.

• Monitor project performance and implement Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.

• Identify deviations, slippages, and risks, escalating issues as necessary.

• Prepare resource histograms and support workforce planning.

• Supervise and mentor junior planners, allocating tasks and providing feedback.

• Ensure adherence to commercial, financial, and contractual governance.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

• Proven experience in Rail or Highway projects.

• Strong knowledge of transportation engineering disciplines including:

  • Signalling

  • Track / P-Way

  • Structures (bridges, tunnels, earthworks, buildings, platforms, gantries)

  • Electrification & Plant

  • Telecoms

• Expertise in Primavera P6 and other project control systems.

• Experience in multi-disciplinary engineering programme planning.

• Strong understanding of design, procurement, construction, and commissioning processes.

• Knowledge of schedule risk analysis, cost management, and claims handling.

• Familiarity with NEC contracts and multi-million-pound project delivery.

• Ability to work independently and provide leadership to junior staff.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.

• Membership of APM (Association for Project Management).

• Experience with large-scale projects up to £50m.