Project Planner (Construction) in Leicester

We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities.

As a Construction Project Planner, you'll deliver robust scheduling controls, help establish best practices, and influence our ways of working across the project lifecycle. Working closely with the Project Delivery team, you'll be a key member of the Project Controls function, which provides the resources, procedures, and tools for planning, monitoring, reporting, and controlling all stages of the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define standards, optimise processes, and ensure projects are delivered on time and to plan.
• Monitor performance against baselines, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Integrate contractor schedules, challenge assumptions, and produce clear progress reports including S-curves and lookaheads.
• Develop and manage project schedules across all stages, from scoping through execution, ensuring alignment with WBS structures and project requirements.
• Utilise Primavera Cloud to produce schedules at multiple levels of detail (Levels 1-4), incorporating milestones, critical paths, and float analysis.
• Establish and maintain baseline schedules as a reference point for performance tracking and variance analysis.
• Drive adherence to timelines and proactively influence project teams to meet delivery commitments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, assessing processes, tools, and reporting methods to enhance CBS's planning capability and market position.
• Support the establishment of the Project Controls function, helping define standards and best practices for scheduling and governance.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in project planning and scheduling within construction or capital projects, ideally using Primavera P6/Primavera Cloud and Microsoft Project.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
• Ability to work effectively with Project Managers, contractors, and stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Clear and confident reporting skills, able to present progress and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of project controls principles, WBS development, and progress measurement techniques.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.