Senior P6 Planner – Rail Infrastructure | Manchester

Location: Manchester (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: Up to £65,000 (DOE) + Overtime + Funded Training & Tickets

Are you an experienced P6 Planner with strong NEC expertise who can build robust programmes from first principles — not just consolidate subcontractor schedules?

We’re working with a growing infrastructure contractor delivering complex rail projects across the North West. They’re looking to appoint a capable and technically strong Planner who can take ownership of programme development, delay analysis, and commercial programme management within live rail environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planner who wants real responsibility, hybrid flexibility, site experience, overtime opportunities, and clear career progression into senior planning or project controls leadership roles.

The Role

As a Senior P6 Planner, you will:

• Build fully resourced programmes from first principles using Primavera P6
• Develop baseline programmes aligned to scope, methodology and risk
• Carry out delay analysis and programme impact assessments under NEC contracts
• Support compensation event assessments and time impact analysis
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure accurate progress reporting
• Attend site when required to validate sequencing and methodology
• Support tender planning where required

This role suits someone technically confident in planning logic, sequencing, and contractual programme management — not just updating or merging subcontractor plans.

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong Primavera P6 experience (essential)
• Proven ability to build programmes from scratch (first principles planning)
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts (delay analysis, CE assessments, programme clauses)
• Experience within rail or civil engineering infrastructure (rail preferred)
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and sequencing
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills
• Proactive, analytical and detail-focused approach

Desirable (but not essential — training can be funded):

• PTS
• Rail experience
• Contractor experience

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to £65,000 (DOE)
• Hybrid working (Manchester-based office with flexibility)
• Overtime available
• Fully funded training and tickets (including IRATA, COSS and further rail competencies)
• Opportunity to gain more site exposure
• Clear progression into Senior Planner / Planning Manager roles
• Long-term career development within a growing infrastructure business

Next Steps

If you’re a technically strong P6 Planner who enjoys building programmes properly and wants to develop further within rail infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to take the next step in your planning career.

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