Project Planner (NEC4) at Omni RMS, Canary Wharf, Greater London

Project Planner (NEC4)

Contract: Government
Location: London, E14 9SH
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent

Our client, a leading provider of facilities services in the UK, is seeking an experienced NEC4 Project Planner / Scheduler to help us lead the development, governance, assurance and continuous improvement of project and programme schedules across a capital investment portfolio of approximately 200 projects per annum.

This is a key role responsible for ensuring the consistent application of NEC4 programme management requirements across a complex portfolio of capital projects. The successful candidate will support project teams and delivery partners in creating and maintaining high-quality programmes that enable effective planning, monitoring and decision-making.

Acting as a subject matter expert in NEC3/NEC4 programme management, you will drive best practice, establish robust programme controls, and support programme assurance activities. You will also play an important role in performance reporting, governance, compliance, and stakeholder engagement across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, review and maintenance of programme schedules across the capital projects portfolio.
• Develop integrated portfolio-level programmes that provide visibility of key milestones, dependencies, resource requirements and delivery risks.
• Ensure all project programmes comply with NEC4 contractual requirements and recognised programme management best practice.
• Build, review and update Gantt charts using Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6.
• Develop and implement scheduling standards, programme templates, coding structures and governance arrangements.
• Review contractor-submitted programmes and assess compliance with NEC contract provisions.
• Produce programme performance dashboards, reports and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Implement programme assurance processes, including schedule health checks, quality reviews and compliance audits.

Person Specification

• Proven experience planning and scheduling major capital, infrastructure or complex project programmes.
• Advanced scheduling capability using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Demonstrable experience working under NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
• Experience managing and assuring multiple project programmes within a large portfolio environment.
• Proven ability to develop integrated master schedules and programme controls frameworks.
• Experience supporting change control, compensation event assessments and programme impact evaluations.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Methodology (CPM), earned value principles and programme risk analysis.
• Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively across multidisciplinary teams.

Additional Experience and Knowledge

• Ability to analyse complex project information and identify delivery risks and opportunities.
• Experience producing reports and programme performance information for senior stakeholders and governance boards.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of programme impacts on project outcomes.
• Experience within utilities, rail, transportation, public sector or infrastructure portfolios.
• Knowledge of Power BI, reporting tools and portfolio analytics platforms.