Project Planner (Primavera P6 & MS Project)

Location: Hybrid – London Bridge (3 days remote, 2 days on-site)
Rate: £350–£375 per day
Job Type: Contract (3-month rolling) 

About the Role

Are you an experienced Project Planner looking for your next opportunity?

Technical Resources is partnering with a specialist fire and security contractor delivering major M&E and data centre projects across London to hire a Project Planner. In this role, you will take immediate ownership of project schedules across live programmes, ensuring critical paths are maintained and project teams have accurate, up-to-date planning data to drive delivery.

This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality fire, security, and M&E solutions across London and the wider UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule Management: Create, update, and maintain baseline programmes using both Primavera P6 and MS Project, ensuring schedules accurately reflect current project status at all times.
• Critical Path Analysis: Perform regular critical path reviews, update progress, and produce 2–4 week lookahead programmes to support operational decision-making on site.
• Master Schedule Integration: Integrate complex fire, security, and M&E installation timelines with main contractor master schedules, managing package dependencies and sequencing across concurrent workstreams.
• Reporting & Delay Narratives: Produce concise weekly progress reports and delay narratives for project managers and clients, clearly communicating programme risks and mitigation actions.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all planning outputs align with contract requirements and industry best practice, supporting commissioning phase handover and maintaining audit-ready documentation throughout.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years as a Project Planner within the M&E, fire and security, or data centre construction sector.
• Technical Skills: Expert, hands-on proficiency in both Primavera P6 and MS Project, including baseline management, resource loading, and progress updates.
• Project/Operational Scope: Proven track record on major M&E packages or data centre projects, with direct experience managing fast-track construction programmes and commissioning phase planning.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex schedule data into clear narratives for project managers, clients, and on-site teams.
• Mobility & Eligibility: Right to Work in the UK at the time of application; able to commute to London Bridge a minimum of 2 days per week.

Desirable:

• Certifications: APM PMQ, CIOB membership, or equivalent planning/project management qualification; CSCS or ECS card.
• Sector Background: Prior experience on critical infrastructure or hyperscale data centre programmes, or working directly for a specialist M&E or fire and security subcontractor.

What We Offer

• Competitive Day Rate: £350–£375 per day
• Benefits Package: Flexible hybrid working arrangement with 3 days remote per week; opportunity to extend beyond the initial 3-month term on a rolling basis.
• Clear career progression within a growing global sector.

How to Apply

To apply for this Project Planner position, please submit an up-to-date CV.

Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.

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