Location:  Orsett or Rugby
Start date: Immediate  


Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior P6 Planner to support the delivery of a major infrastructure project in UK with a focus on tunnelling, shafts and microtunnelling works. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated planning professional with deep expertise in Primavera P6, including resource and cost loading, and capable of working with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and maintain fully integrated construction programmes using Primavera P6, covering all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Resource-load and cost-load programmes accurately, reflecting labour, plant, equipment, and material requirements aligned to the work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Ensure that cost-loaded programmes align with project budgets, estimates, and cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor project performance using earned value management techniques, highlighting deviations and recommending corrective actions.
• Collaborate with commercial and finance teams to support progress valuations, forecasts, and cost reporting.
• Conduct critical path analysis, develop mitigation programmes, and support claims preparation where delays occur.
• Interface regularly with project managers, site engineers, and subcontractors to ensure programme integrity and accuracy.
• Provide weekly/monthly programme updates, reports, and lookahead schedules to senior management.
• Operate independently, demonstrating strong initiative, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience as a Primavera P6 Planner on large-scale infrastructure projects; experience in tunnelling or microtunnelling is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain resource- and cost-loaded construction programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of earned value management (EVM), programme risk analysis, and progress measurement.
• Able to work independently with minimal guidance, demonstrating a proactive approach to planning and scheduling challenges.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to interfacing with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Immediate availability or short notice preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience working with NEC or FIDIC contract forms.

Company Background 
The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned Civil Engineering business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.

LIFE Culture
We're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.

Disability Confident Committed 
We are a disability confident employer and we're committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at HR@josephgallagher.co.uk.