Position: Area Planner
Location: 2 Days Office / 3 days hybrid
Type: Full-time
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: Competitive
We are currently seeking an experienced Area Planner to join our dynamic award winning team at Cooper Moss Rutland. You will be operating within an integrated planning function, supporting delivery across complex infrastructure programmes spanning design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, construction and commissioning.
As an Area Planner, you will take ownership of planning outputs across your assigned area, ensuring programmes are robust, logically structured and aligned to delivery strategy. You will provide clear visibility on progress, risk and performance, enabling informed decision-making across the lifecycle.
The Role
- Own and manage planning outputs across a defined project area, ensuring alignment with overall programme objectives and delivery milestones
- Integrate multi-disciplinary inputs into a coherent, fully linked programme that reflects real delivery sequencing
- Ensure schedules are logically sound, fully resourced where required, and reflect actual delivery constraints
- Provide visibility of progress, risks and dependencies to support effective decision-making
- Support the continuous improvement of planning standards, tools and outputs across the programme
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules within Primavera P6, ensuring accuracy and alignment to delivery strategy
- Coordinate planning inputs across engineering, procurement, logistics and construction teams
- Analyse progress, identify risks and develop mitigation or recovery plans where required
- Produce structured reporting outputs, including lookaheads, progress updates and performance metrics
- Manage interfaces with contractors and supply chain partners to ensure programme alignment and consistency
What we’re looking for
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge where required
- Structured and organised approach to planning and problem-solving
- Ability to manage multiple priorities across complex delivery environments
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery pressures
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on team delivery
Experience & Skills
- Proven experience working on large-scale infrastructure or construction programmes
- Strong Primavera P6 capability, including schedule build, logic linking and analysis
- Understanding of full project lifecycle from design through to construction and commissioning
- Experience working within multi-disciplinary delivery environments
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline
Requirements and Location
- Full right to work in the UK
- 2 Days Office / 3 days hybrid
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)
- Life Assurance (x4 Salary)
- Pension: employers’ contribution of 4%
- Company and personal performance-based bonus
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Long Service Leave
- Training and professional development
- Regular social events
- Perkbox – employee experience platform
Equal Opportunity Statement
CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives
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