Senior Planner

At BakerHicks, we're delivering some of the UK's most complex and rewarding projects across highly regulated industries, including Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Defence, Energy and Infrastructure. As our project portfolio continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join our team and play a key role in the successful delivery of major projects

This is an exciting opportunity for a planning professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with project managers, engineers, clients and stakeholders to develop, manage and optimise project schedules. You'll be instrumental in ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, proactively identifying risks and opportunities while supporting informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Working within a multi-disciplinary environment, you'll contribute to projects from planning through to delivery

You are an experienced Planner with a strong background in project planning. You possess excellent analytical skills, commercial awareness and a solid understanding of project controls, allowing you to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and support successful project delivery.

You enjoy working collaboratively with project teams and clients, building strong relationships and providing clear, accurate programme information that supports effective decision-making. Highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive, you are comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a wider project team.

• Build and manage detailed programmes from tender stage through delivery.
• Own project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring cost and resource-loaded plans.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, project managers, and clients to keep programmes on track.
• Monitor progress, manage change, and issue Clause 32 updates monthly.
• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to strategic planning decisions. 

• Proficient in Primavera P6 planning software
• Proven expertise in planning within an engineering design consultancy environment.
• Strong Primavera P6 skills (essential).
• Knowledge of NEC4 contracts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis.
• Degree-level education preferred.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels.

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.

In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.

Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: (National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK) 

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks. 

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.