Senior Planner - Infrastructure (NEC4 / Primavera P6)

As a Lead Planner, you'll be responsible for setting the planning direction, producing robust programmes, and providing insight to support informed decision-making., * Leading planning activities across infrastructure projects governed by NEC4 contracts

• Developing, maintaining, and cost-loading programmes using Primavera P6
• Managing programme change
• Producing high-quality reporting, dashboards, and schedule analysis
• Facilitating planning workshops and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams
• Performing risk-based schedule assessments and supporting mitigation planning
• Driving continuous improvement and implementing planning best practice

First Curve is seeking an experienced Senior Project Planner to join our planning and project controls team. This is a hands-on senior role where your planning expertise, commercial awareness, and leadership skills will directly contribute to the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects across the UK., Essential:

• Proven experience in infrastructure or civil engineering planning (rail, highways, utilities, energy, or major civils)
• Strong knowledge of NEC4 contracts and programme management principles
• Advanced hands-on experience with Primavera P6, including cost-loading and schedule control
• Commercially aware, with experience supporting change management, delay analysis, or impact assessments
• Confident communicator, able to lead workshops and engage with senior stakeholders

Desirable:

• Experience producing dashboards or reporting using Power BI or similar tools
• Exposure to multi-project programmes or complex portfolio planning
• Understanding of lean planning or continuous improvement methodologies, If you're a senior planning professional looking for variety, responsibility, and progression in a consultancy environment, we'd love to hear from you.

• Competitive salary and benefits package: £75,000-£85,000 + £6,000 car allowance + bonus + private medical + pension
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Opportunity to take ownership of planning across high-profile infrastructure projects
• Clear career progression within a growing consultancy