Closing Date
2025-06-27
Job Title: Capital Project Planner
Location: Falmer (Hybrid Working)
Salary: up to £52,000 depending on experience
At
Southern Water, we’re on a mission to build a sustainable future. From tackling climate change to reducing environmental impact, our projects are driven by purpose—and we’re looking for people who are equally inspired to make a difference.
We’re hiring
Project Planners to join our high-performing Planning & Controls team. With several key roles available, this is an exciting opportunity to step into a business-critical function supporting the delivery of our capital maintenance programmes
Job Overview
As a Project Planner, you’ll work closely with Project Managers and Contractors to build, manage, and maintain high-quality project schedules. You’ll ensure projects run on time, within budget, and in line with our contractual and operational standards.
Responsibilities Will Include
- Creating and managing schedules in P6, ensuring alignment with Southern Water’s internal planning standards.
- Collaborating with contractors to agree updates and changes before formal submission.
- Ensuring compliance with NEC contract requirements and supporting the management of compensation events.
- Engaging with delivery teams and stakeholders, both on-site and remotely, to gather updates and maintain schedule accuracy.
- Representing Planning in meetings with senior internal stakeholders and external partners, providing clear insight into timelines and project progress.
- Championing communication, acting as a key bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
About You
We’re looking for experienced, confident planners who can bring structure and clarity to complex projects. You’ll need at least 5 years’ experience in a planning role—ideally within infrastructure or utilities—with strong P6 skills (or similar), excellent communication, and a proactive, problem-solving mindset. Water sector experience is a bonus, but we welcome applicants from other industries with solid planning expertise.
Please note: all shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a P6 test as part of the interview process.
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.
Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer office and home.
Benefits
We are offering a salary of up to £52,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Life assurance equal to 4x salary
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
- Health Cash Plan
- Full funded eye tests
- Two paid volunteering days a year
- Occupational health service
- Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
- Digital GP service
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
- Cycle to work scheme
Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
Privacy Statement
Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
