Senior Planner -

About Dalkia UK

At Dalkia, we're driven by a shared purpose: tackling climate change and building a better, more sustainable future. We bring together talented people who share knowledge, challenge each other and grow together. Backed by EDF, Britain's biggest generator of low carbon electricity, we're a people-first culture. With 5,000+ employees and £600m+ turnover, we combine the strength of a major group with a great culture, innovative mindset and inclusive values making Dalkia a great place to work and grow your career.

Summary of Role:

The Senior Planner will develop, maintain and analyse project schedules to support successful delivery. Working with delivery teams, subcontractors and stakeholders, the role will monitor progress, maintain schedule logic, identify risks and dependencies, and provide reliable forecasts and planning information.The Planner will work to established planning standards and support integration with the wider programme. Nuclear experience is not essential; strong planning fundamentals and the ability to learn new systems are more important. MEP experience is desirable.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project schedules in line with agreed milestones and programme requirements.
• Gather and validate progress and forecast information from delivery teams and subcontractors.
• Maintain schedule logic, coding, constraints, calendars and key dependencies.
• Undertake Critical Path Analysis and identify schedule risks, constraints and potential delays.
• Monitor progress against plan and produce forecasts, look-aheads and performance reports.
• Challenge progress, sequencing, durations and forecast dates to maintain a realistic programme.
• Support mitigation and recovery planning where schedule impacts are identified.
• Manage planning interfaces and dependencies across disciplines, work packages and projects.
• Incorporate approved changes and maintain accurate schedule records.
• Support resource planning, 4D planning and wider programme integration.
• Provide programme information to support NEC accepted programmes, early warnings and compensation events.
• Produce clear planning reports and contribute to progress and programme reviews.
• Build effective working relationships with delivery teams, subcontractors, stakeholders and the wider planning team.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience in project planning and scheduling, ideally within construction, engineering or infrastructure projects, and be familiar with recognised planning software. You'll understand key planning principles such as forecasting, critical path analysis, progress measurement and change control, while being confident in analysing programme data and communicating findings clearly. With strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, you'll thrive in a collaborative team environment and play a key role in supporting successful project delivery.

Desirable qualifications and Experience:

We're looking for someone with experience supporting complex construction, infrastructure or MEP projects, with knowledge of project planning, controls and performance reporting. Familiarity with Primavera P6, Synchro, Power BI and advanced Excel would be advantageous, together with an understanding of NEC contracts, earned value management and schedule risk analysis. Professional qualifications or membership with organisations such as APM, PMI or CIOB are welcomed, while experience within the nuclear sector or other regulated industries would be beneficial but not essential.
Our Values

• People First - It starts with health, safety and wellbeing
• Better Together - A collaborative team
• Trusted Partners - Dedicated to our clients' success
• Taking Responsibility - Making a positive difference

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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