Senior Planner

CompanyGalldris Group

LocationBirmingham, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/5/2026

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Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

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Description

Senior Planner

Galldris Group

Location: Midlands Region, based out of Birmingham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior to join our Midlands team. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering Background with previous experience with RC works, drainage, and groundworks, working in high-profile, tier 1 & 2 environments with attention to health, safety, environment and quality.

The Senior Planner will manage the Planning and Programming function in selected key bids in Tender, Preconstruction and concluding in Construction, liaising internally with the Galldris team, and externally with the Client, Consultants, and other Key Stakeholders to ultimately produce and manage well-considered, professional and accurate plans and programmes.

Key Accountabilities to include but not limited to:

Proactively lead the planning function on selected projects, producing well-considered, professional and achievable methodologies and programmes for both Pre-Construction and Construction activities

Collaboratively create, maintain, review and administer construction schedules and planning deliverables, including planning philosophy, presentations and reports

Determine optimum construction methods and techniques

Identifying temporary works and method-related plant

Identifying planning scope, major constraints and contract requirements

Identifying major quantities and factors affecting the programme collaboratively with the team and supply chain

Establish the critical path of the programme. Review and analyse the critical path with the wider team as necessary

Communicate effectively with key members of the team throughout the bid, tender, pre-construction and construction phases, seeking advice where appropriate

Applying resource and resource levelling techniques as necessary

Present the project programme and sequence in detail or at a high level as appropriate

Understand and implement the requirements of the building contract(s) about submitting initial and updated programmes

Where necessary, provide periodic programme updates with appropriate supporting information to assist the delivery team in reporting

Liaise with Third Parties critical to the planning process (including but not limited to Statutory Authorities, Utility Providers, Planning Authorities, and other Design Consultants) and ensure their requirements and contributions are understood and communicated in the programme

In addition to the above, at the Contract stage, the Senior Planner is accountable to the Head of Planning / Project Lead for:

Implementing and monitoring the overall planning strategy and the timing & sequence of the Contract Programme activities

Identify and alert the wider team on any issues affecting the project programme delivery

The issue and communication of the Contract Programme to the Project Lead for the onward issue to Client and Project Team, including periodic progress reporting

Ensuring that all other project planning and programming necessary for the execution of the contract are properly undertaken

Provide timely and accurate reports explaining the progress of work and critical issues in the design period, with a clear plan of action

Thinks commercially, and focuses on activities that will deliver real value for the projects

Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position

Comply with Company policies & procedures

Experience/Knowledge:

Operational experience (i.e. site engineer/site agent) together with previous significant experience in planning services in small to medium-sized projects within the construction and engineering industry
Proficiency in the use of planning techniques and the required planning toolsets
An understanding of:
forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications.
methods of planning, programming and progress monitoring
risk and opportunity management with particular reference to planning programming
events that initiate, and of the methods used to demonstrate, delay, or change entitlement
risk and opportunity management with particular reference to planning/programming
An understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment and labour requirements
In-depth understanding of the Planning requirements of the JCT and NEC forms of Contract

Qualifications:

Relevant experience in the construction industry
Recognised Construction or technical disciplinequalifications

Skills:

IT literate - Planning and Programming Software Proficient in the use of P6 and Asta Powerproject
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to deal with clients & internal staff
Ability to work on own initiative
Meticulous, organised, proactive with a positive attitude and willingness to learn
Self-motivated and enthusiastic
Excellent organisational and planning skills

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

Should you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then we would love to hear from you.

Employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Galldris.

Galldris is an Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any protected characteristic.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We are not using Recruitment Agencies for this role. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable.