Our family owned Water infrastructure and civil engineering client are seeking a Planner for their Severn Trent Water clean water project in Strensham. Please note this is a site based role requiring 5 days on site working with the project management and engineering teams. Our client is ideally seeking a candidate on a permanent basis but may consider a freelancer with the right Water sector credentials. Responsibilities take ownership of the project plan, drive the project team to deliver to the plan and challenge any delay and deviation. Leading, coaching and guiding a small team of more junior Planners, you'll be viewed as an approachable Planning expert who is keen to pass on experience and knowledge to develop others and drive out performance amongst the team. Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with Contract requirements ensuring methodology is consistently followed Ensure project plans capture the full project scope and resources are considered and loaded as required Pro-actively identify opportunities and risks in the plan and monitor the critical path and key milestones, advising the delivery team on any potential changes Design and implement effective and value- added communication plans ensuring relevant teams and individuals are clear and buy into the strategy and approach Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to. Appreciate and uphold the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes Enable Project Management to control the progress of contracts by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work (design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover), monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and potential early warnings. Minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts. Help the project team minimise company risk by identifying the critical path for contracts. Enable resource planning and levelling by appropriate resource analysis of contracts Detailed knowledge of the NEC contract and programme requirements Lead the planning section at contract / progress review meetings. Production of required project reports including identification of project risks and opportunities Resource load plans in collaboration with the lead disciplines to provide programme wide visibility of resource demandSkills/experience/qualifications MUST be on site 5 days a week Planning background - an advantage if you have worked in site based engineering positions prior to moving into planning Water/MEICA experience Ability/appetite to manage more junior planners MS Project/Primavera P6 experienceBenefits Salary in line with experience - £60-80k guide only Contract may be considered for a candidate with Water industry experience and who has experience with MEICA aspects of projects. Generous holiday allowance Company pension