Planner

Are you a driven Planner looking to accelerate your career within a leading organisation in the water sector? Finlay Jude Associates are proud to be supporting our client as they strengthen their Planning team with a talented Planner based in Dukinfield (Greater Manchester), with hybrid working available.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high‑performing project planning team where you’ll work closely with Senior Planners and the Planning Manager. You’ll play a key role in driving project performance, challenging delays, and ensuring robust, efficient planning across the full project lifecycle. With ongoing coaching and development, this role offers a clear pathway to becoming a planning expert.
Benefits of the Planner Role:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working arrangement
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (option to purchase an additional 5 days)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance & Private Medical Insurance
• Additional perks including cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounts and savings hub, Kids Pass, and more

Planner Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed, fully integrated project plans across the entire project lifecycle
• Ensure plans accurately reflect full project scope, with appropriate resource loading
• Implement Last Planner techniques to support collaborative planning
• Identify risks, opportunities, and changes to the critical path, advising the delivery team accordingly
• Review and challenge supply chain programmes, ensuring alignment with the master project plan
• Produce programmes in line with MWH Treatment planning procedures, including:
• Full project and activity coding
• Baseline creation and management
• Programme narrative for client submissions
• Regular schedule quality and integrity checks

Planner Requirements:

• Experience working on relevant projects within the Water Industry
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Understanding of collaborative planning processes
• Ability to interpret drawings and provide effective planning support
• Experience supporting claims programme development and implementing contractual changes
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex information clearly
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Adaptable, curious, and supportive—keen to learn and contribute to a high‑performing team
• A relevant technical degree is desirable but not essential

If this Planner role aligns with your ambitions and you’re ready to join a forward‑thinking organisation committed to excellence, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your most up‑to‑date CV.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised   Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.