Transportation Planner

Planner – Highways & Bridges

Location: Bristol (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Permanent

Programme Planning & Controls

• Develop and maintain Primavera P6 programmes for inspection, maintenance and improvement works.
• Produce integrated project schedules aligned with operational requirements.
• Monitor programme performance against key milestones and deliverables.
• Support programme baseline management and change control processes.
• Identify and monitor critical path activities.
• Assist with schedule risk assessments and programme analysis.

Operational Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate planning activities across engineering, inspection and operational teams.
• Plan access requirements including traffic management and lane closures.
• Coordinate bridge closures, possessions and specialist access arrangements.
• Assist with sequencing works to maximise efficiency and minimise disruption.
• Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts and resource constraints.
• Support integration with National Highways and third-party programmes.

Contract & Commercial Support

• Support NEC4-compliant programme submissions.
• Assist with Early Warnings and Compensation Event assessments.
• Provide schedule information to support project and commercial teams.

Reporting & Governance

• Produce look-ahead plans and progress reports.
• Support development of planning dashboards and management reports.
• Participate in planning meetings and stakeholder reviews.
• Communicate programme status and emerging risks effectively.
• Support governance, assurance and audit requirements.

Essential Requirements

• Experience using Primavera P6 within construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of programme controls, scheduling principles and critical path analysis.
• Experience working within highways, civil engineering, maintenance or infrastructure environments.
• Strong communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Generous pension scheme & Holiday
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days leave.
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Professional training and development programmes.
• Employee discount scheme.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join our client's Specialist Bridges Inspection & Maintenance team, supporting the delivery of critical infrastructure projects on one of the UK's most iconic bridge assets. You'll gain exposure to complex engineering programmes, develop your planning expertise and play a key role in maintaining a nationally important transport network.

Ardour Associates values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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