Senior Planner - Aviation

🌟 Position:Senior Planner 🌟

📍 Location: 3 Days on Site at Gatwick Airport (Tue/Wed/Thur)

💼 Type: Full-time

📅 Start Date: Immediate

💰 Salary: Competitive

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our dynamic award winning team. Our client is leading a highly ambitious airport infrastructure investment programme, encompassing major airfield upgrades, terminal enhancements and large-scale real estate developments. Supported by Government and an integrated supply chain, the programme is moving through critical stages of development, funding and regulatory alignment. As part of this growth, the organisation is strengthening its planning capability and seeking senior planners to play a key role in shaping programme controls, driving consistency across projects, and supporting the successful delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder schemes

About us: CMR is an award winning project controls consultancy that is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided. Our approach and culture have been recognised globally, with CMR named Global Project Controls Small Business of the Year 2025 (Project Controls Expo UK Awards) and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2026 (Great Place to Work)

Our Purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry.

Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.

🔹 What’s in it for you?

• At CMR you will have the opportunity to professionally develop like nowhere you have worked before.

• If you demonstrate the capability, our merit-based system will enable you to develop fast.

• We use our in-house capability matrix to transparently track your progression and highlight development areas.

• Join our small, dynamic team where every member has the chance to make a significant impact, shaping the future direction of our company and making a real difference.

• We believe in rewarding our team for their achievements, celebrating our successes but equally helping each other when things are tough.

🔹 You'll

• Develop and maintain a robust delivery schedule with clear milestones, coordinating work sequences with the total project plan.

• Perform schedule monitoring, identify critical activities, and assist in updating and monitoring the schedule.

• Develop and apply installation rates, review and analyze contractor schedules, and provide recommendations to the project team.

• Evaluate quantities, job hours, and schedule logic; prepare progress and performance reports.

• Manage contract programme assessment, compensation events, and perform delay analysis.

🔹 We’re looking for:

Essential

• Degree/Post-Grad level education in construction or business-related field.

• Experience as a planner on projects over £5m, with proficiency in Primavera (P6) and MS Excel.

• Experience in planning infrastructure projects, performing quantity takeoffs, and statistical analysis.

• Understanding of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction processes, and NEC contracts.

• Strong communication skills, personal resilience, and ability to operate within ambiguity.

🔹 At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that share our values and ambitions. We’re proud that 96% of our team say CMR is a “Great Place to Work” a reflection of our supportive culture, focus on people, and drive to do things differently.

• 👉 Learn more here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/

📍 Requirements and Location:

• Full right to work in the UK

• 3 Days on Site at Gatwick Airport (Tue/Wed/Thur)

📦 Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)

• Life Assurance (x4 Salary)

• Pension: employers' contribution of 4%

• Company and personal performance-based bonus

• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Long Service Leave

• Training and professional development

• Regular social events

• Perkbox – employee experience platform

➡️ Next Steps

To apply to our vacancy please submit a copy of your CV for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives