Senior MEP Planner

Location: London
Sector: Construction / Building Services
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Working Arrangement: Hybrid - London office, home and project locations

A leading UK construction and building services contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior MEP Planner to support a portfolio of major construction projects across London.

This is a senior planning position working across both pre-construction and project delivery, providing specialist MEP planning expertise and ensuring complex building services programmes are properly coordinated with design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing robust delivery strategies, identifying programme risks and providing senior-level planning assurance across major projects.

• Provide senior MEP planning expertise across pre-construction and delivery stages.
• Develop, coordinate and integrate MEP work sequences with wider construction programmes.
• Ensure MEP activities are aligned with design, procurement, manufacture, installation and commissioning.
• Identify programme risks and develop effective mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Review and challenge specialist subcontractor programmes.
• Prepare detailed tender, design, procurement and construction programmes.
• Provide planning input into bid strategies and delivery methodologies.
• Analyse critical paths and cause-and-effect relationships across projects.
• Monitor progress against baseline programmes and provide regular updates.
• Produce detailed progress reports and programme forecasts for senior management.
• Lead programme and planning workshops with project teams, clients and the supply chain.
• Identify opportunities to improve buildability, programme performance, safety, quality and value.
• Support commissioning and handover planning.
• Provide planning guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team.
• Work closely with project teams, clients, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers to maintain programme certainty.

We're looking for an experienced MEP Planner with a strong technical understanding of building services installation and the interfaces between MEP, construction and design.

You should have:

• Proven experience as an MEP Planner / Senior MEP Planner within a Tier 1 main contractor environment.
• Experience working on major and complex construction projects, ideally within London.
• Strong knowledge of MEP installation sequences and construction methodologies.
• Experience across commercial or other major construction sectors.
• Strong understanding of programme risk, forecasting and mitigation.
• Experience working across both pre-construction and delivery.
• Experience with two-stage and single-stage tenders.
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
• Strong proficiency with Asta Powerproject and Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to confidently challenge programmes and provide practical solutions.
• Relevant construction, engineering or planning qualification would be advantageous.
• Professional membership or accreditation such as CIOB would be desirable.

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Attractive overall benefits package
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Generous annual leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional training and development
• Career progression opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior MEP Planner to join a major contractor and take a senior role across some of London's most complex construction projects.

If you're an experienced MEP Planner with Tier 1 experience and are looking for your next opportunity, please get in touch with your CV for a confidential discussion.