Senior Planning Engineer

Senior Planning Engineer – NEC4 / Infrastructure / Primavera P6

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Salary: £75,000–£85,000 base + £6,000 car allowance + bonus + private medical + pension + travel expenses

OTE Package Value: ~£90k+

Join a leading consultancy at the forefront of UK infrastructure delivery. We're hiring a Senior Planning Engineer to manage the planning lifecycle of large-scale civil engineering and highways projects, primarily under NEC4 contracts.

You'll play a critical role in building and managing detailed cost-loaded programmes, assessing contract risk, and driving collaborative planning practices across high-impact schemes.

Project Pipeline & Team Culture

You’ll be joining a high-performing team with a strong order book across nationally significant projects including major highways and heavy civils.

Our client fosters a collaborative, flexible work environment where technical excellence and work-life balance are equally valued.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build and maintain detailed Primavera P6 programmes across all project phases
• Manage change control, EOT claims, and compensation events in line with NEC4 contracts
• Lead contract and programme reviews, supporting commercial teams with delay analyses
• Generate clear, insightful reports using Power BI and advanced planning tools
• Facilitate collaborative planning sessions with subcontractors, clients, and delivery teams
• Conduct risk-based assessments and provide insight into H&S impacts of client actions
• Support lean delivery initiatives to improve efficiency and predictability

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in infrastructure or civil engineering (e.g. highways, rail, utilities, major civils)
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and NEC3/NEC4 contract administration
• Commercial awareness and experience supporting claims, CE assessments, and programme impacts
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement and reporting skills
• Proficiency in Power BI or similar data/reporting tools is desirable
• Ability to lead planning activities across multiple stakeholders and project partners

Package & Benefits

• £75,000–£85,000 base salary
• £6,000 car allowance + all travel expenses covered for client site visits
• Hybrid working: 3 days in central London office, 2 days WFH
• Private medical insurance, company pension, and annual bonus potential
• Flexible start/finish hours and family-friendly policies
• Strong pipeline of work and clear career progression to Lead Planner or Planning Manager

Ready to Apply?

If you’re an experienced Planner who thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to influence major UK infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now, or Not ready to apply? Reach out for a confidential chat, we’re happy to share more before you commit.