Civil Engineering Planner

  • Elvet Recruitment
  • City, Sheffield
  • 08/01/2026
Full time Construction Civil Engineer Management Architect and Design Planner

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Planner / Senior Planner on behalf of a large civil engineering main contractor - specialising in the Water industry

This reputable main contractor are growing and in need of a talented Planner / Programmer with proven technical capacity to join their regional team. This national main contractor has grown significantly over decades particularly in the civil engineering sector - on Highways & several Water frameworks. Plentiful opportunities within this company with progression routes, growth, staff development & strong pipelines of work across several frameworks.

This role will mainly focus on the ongoing AMP8 Yorkshire Water framework - of which they are key partner on capital delivery / complex works. They are expecting a large upturn in workload running through to 2030 when it will be up for tender again. Typical projects are a combination of various Water Treatment Upgrades involving heavy civils & MEICA with values from 5m to 20m+.

Please note: there will be a requirement for the successful Planner to be in the office sometimes. The role allows working from home as well along with site visits.

Duties:

  • Using Planning tools such as: Primavera or MS project (or similar).
  • Preparing Tender programmes
  • Reporting to senior management
  • Starting from inception stage and taking the project through all stages such as investigation, bid, outline design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover
  • Programme control, project monitoring performance duties, whilst ensuring efficient delivery
  • Overseeing the production of detailed programs that include timelines for drawings, tender documents, specifications etc.
  • Ensure Subcontractors and Suppliers programmes are integrated on the overall project programmes

Experience:

  • Must have proven track record using P6 and MS Project software
  • Must have experience working as Planner on Civil Engineering projects
  • Beneficial to have experience working as Planner within Yorkshire Water or similar Water framework
  • Ideally experience working on Water Treatment projects as PC

On offer is an attractive salary up to 80,000 plus package.

Package: vehicle/allowance, pension, annual leave, life assurance, healthcare, discretionary annual bonus and more perks & benefits.

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.

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