## Senior PlannerBirmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomFind out how well you match with this jobJob ID: 43960Date Posted: 2026-09-18Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.**Role description:**As a Senior Planner, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure programmes, providing planning leadership across complex engineering and construction projects. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining and assuring integrated project schedules, ensuring that programme controls processes support effective project delivery and informed decision-making. Working as part of an integrated project controls and delivery team, you will provide expert planning support throughout the project lifecycle, from early development and tender assessment through to delivery and close-out. You will work closely with project managers, engineering teams, contractors and clients to develop robust programmes, identify delivery risks and drive performance improvement.**Role accountabilities:*** Lead the development, maintenance and assurance of baseline and detailed project schedules across one or more major projects or programmes, ensuring compliance with client and company standards.* Undertake critical path analysis and provide insightful reporting on programme performance, key milestones, risks, constraints, dependencies and opportunities.* Review, challenge and assess contractor programmes and time-related submissions in accordance with contractual requirements, including NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.* Apply earned value management and integrated project controls principles to support forecasting, performance management and informed decision-making.* Align programme reporting, management information and schedule dashboards to support governance, assurance and executive-level decision making.* Support project teams throughout tender, development and delivery phases, providing planning expertise, independent assurance and programme recovery support where required.* Facilitate programme reviews, collaborative planning workshops and stakeholder engagements to improve alignment, delivery confidence and project outcomes.* Mentor and develop Assistant Planners and Planners, while promoting planning best practice and contributing to the continuous improvement of standards, processes and tools across the business.**Qualifications
Senior Planner Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom + 5 more Program &Project Controls Posted 5 hours ago employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
