Senior Planner - Suffolk - Bury St Edmunds

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our dynamic award winning team. The successful candidate will lead the planning and controls function for eight work packages associated with the development of a major programme. This role sits directly within Cooper Moss Rutland, supporting client delivery through best-in-class planning expertise. This role requires a strong background in integrated planning, with experience within energy, power or similar complex infrastructure environments highly advantageous. CMR is an award winning project controls consultancy that is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided.

Responsibilities

Develop, manage and maintain the integration of contractor programmes, ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams and delivery objectives; Manage critical path activities, interfaces, dependencies and baseline schedules to support the achievement of key programme milestones; Coordinate with project management, engineering, construction, supply chain and client teams to ensure effective communication and programme alignment; Monitor programme performance and manage change, identifying risks, trends and potential impacts on schedules and delivery; Provide schedule assurance, clear programme reporting and actionable insights to stakeholders and senior leadership teams to support informed decision-making; Lead the planning and controls function for eight work packages associated with the development of a major programme

Requirements

Extensive experience in planning and scheduling large-scale infrastructure, construction, engineering, or utilities projects; Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including schedule development, critical path analysis, progress measurement, resource loading and programme reporting; Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels; Demonstrable experience managing complex interfaces across multiple workstreams, disciplines, contractors and delivery partners; Proven ability to identify, analyse and mitigate programme risks, issues and opportunities; Experience developing and maintaining integrated master schedules within a multi-contractor environment; Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate programme impacts and recovery strategies; Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced project environment while maintaining attention to detail and programme governance standards; Full right to work in the UK

Nice to have

Experience delivering electricity transmission, substation, overhead line (OHL), or other power sector projects; Knowledge of NEC contracts; Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM); Experience supporting programme optimisation, scenario modelling and recovery planning

Benefits

25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays); Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician); Life Assurance (x4 Salary); Pension: employers' contribution of 4%; Company and personal performance-based bonus; Salary Sacrifice Scheme; Long Service Leave; Training and professional development; Regular social events; Perkbox – employee experience platform