SENIOR PROJECT PLANNER

Laing O'Rourke

unknownPosted Jul 10, 2026
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About the role

8182

Tilbury, England

Permanent

SENIOR PROJECT PLANNER

Role Purpose

The Senior Project Planner is accountable for developing, managing, and monitoring project programmes to ensure successful delivery. This position provides strategic and commercial insight into programme performance and facilitates the project team in achieving critical milestones.

Key Responsibilities

Direct planning, scheduling, and coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle

Develop and maintain contract and construction programmes

Ensure all programmes align with project requirements and business plans

Analyse progress, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies

Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners to ensure effective delivery

Provide strategic planning input across tender, design, procurement, and construction phases

Monitor performance, report on progress, and escalate key issues

Foster team development and promote best practice in planning processes

Key Skills & Experience

Extensive expertise in project planning and programme controls

Experience in pre-contract planning, tendering, and construction sequencing

Ability to assess risks, opportunities, and commercial impacts

Proficient in stakeholder management and communication of programme strategies

Advanced proficiency with project management systems and planning tools

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE

LIFE ASSURANCE

PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND INJURY INSURANCE

INCOME PROTECTION

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