Planner of Works TES Water

Due to continued growth and expansion, we are seeking a talented Planner of Works to join our team and support the successful delivery of our projects.

Job Title: Planner of Works
Reporting to: Operations Director
Business/Division: Operations
Location: Cookstown HQ
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Negotiable

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Development & Management: Create, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Resource Planning: Allocate and optimise labour, plant, and material resources to meet project demands and improve productivity.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Track progress against baseline programmes, highlight risks and delays and provide accurate progress reports, forecasts, recovery plans, and Earned Value analysis to management, clients, and stakeholders.
• Coordination & Communication: Collaborate with design, engineering, commercial, and construction teams, as well as contractors and sub-contractors, to ensure programmes are realistic, integrated, and achievable.
• Risk & Change Management: Assess the impact of design or scope changes, perform time-risk analysis, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Contract Compliance: Ensure planning practices comply with NEC contract principles, company standards, and industry best practice.
• Software Utilisation: Apply advanced skills in MS Project and Primavera P6 to manage schedules, dependencies, critical paths, resource/cost loading, and reporting outputs.
• Tender Support: Produce tender programmes and contribute to bid deliverables to support business development.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a relevant qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Planner/Planner of Works within the construction and engineering sectors.
• Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, including design, delivery, and commissioning.
• Experienced in MS Project and Primavera P6, skilled in preparing and managing detailed project schedules, reports, and presentations, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in the water treatment sector or a closely connected industry.
• Working knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, and CECA contract mechanisms would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of successful collaboration across diverse stakeholders.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary.
• 30 days holidays per year.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Professional development opportunities.

Closing Date - 31st October 2025 5pm

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.