Senior Planner (P6)
Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
Region: North West
Location: Warrington (supporting projects across the North West & Central region)
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Senior Planner (P6) to join our established and growing business, supporting the successful delivery of complex civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the North West.
Working across a diverse and active portfolio including rail and non-rail frameworks this role offers the opportunity to influence project success at both strategic and delivery levels, working closely with operational teams and key stakeholders across the region.
What You’ll Receive
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Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
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Company car or car allowance
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
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Up to 3 paid volunteer days
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Company contributory pension scheme
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Life insurance
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Health cash plan & employee rewards
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Structured career development and progression opportunities
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Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
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Access to a strong professional planning network and learning culture
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A supportive, collaborative working environment where your voice is heard
About the Opportunity
Based from Warrington, you will play a key role in developing, managing, and maintaining integrated project programmes that support effective planning, control, and delivery across multiple projects.
You will be part of a collaborative and well-established planning function, working alongside project teams, commercial leads, and clients to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme and performance expectations.
As the business continues to grow across the North West, this is a critical role in strengthening planning capability, driving best practice, and enhancing project controls across a varied and challenging project environment.
The Role
As Senior Planner, you will provide robust planning and project controls support throughout the full project lifecycle—from tender stage through to delivery and completion.
Key Responsibilities Include:
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Developing, maintaining, and managing detailed integrated project programmes using Primavera P6
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Monitoring progress, analysing performance, and identifying trends and risks to delivery
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Applying proactive mitigation strategies to ensure project objectives are achieved
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Providing project controls support including:
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Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
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Risk and opportunity management
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Procurement and resource planning
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Change management and programme impact assessment
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Producing regular progress reports and programme updates for internal teams and clients
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Collaborating closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Commercial teams, and clients
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Supporting tender planning and programme development where required
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Ensuring compliance with planning standards, client requirements, and business systems
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Mentoring and supporting junior planners, promoting best practice across teams
About You
You will be an experienced and proactive planning professional with a strong background in civil engineering and infrastructure projects, ideally within rail or similar complex environments.
Essential Requirements:
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Proven experience in a Senior Planner role within civil engineering / infrastructure
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Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6
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Strong understanding of project controls, planning methodologies, and reporting
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Experience developing and managing complex, multi-disciplinary project programmes
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Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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Ability to analyse data and provide clear, actionable insights
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Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and support project teams
Desirable:
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Experience working within rail infrastructure or regulated environments
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Knowledge of NEC contracts
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Previous site-based experience or strong understanding of construction delivery
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to take on a key regional role within a growing business, where you can make a tangible impact on project performance, mentor others, and help shape the future of planning excellence across the North West.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we offer challenging and worthwhile careers to everyone. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
