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Aspect Resources
Lead Planner
Manchester
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 9 days ago
- Salary
- £500 - 531 - Day
- Recruiter
- Aspect Resources
- Closes
- 24 Nov 2025
- Course
- No
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
Job Title: Lead Planner
Location: Hybrid/Manchester (3 days/week onsite)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £531/day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Principal Project Planner:
Criteria Specific for the Role:
Strong communications skills, able to explain planning and scheduling outputs to non-planning personnel.
Demonstrate leadership of teams and developing others.
Examples of simplifying complex / detailed programme for reporting purposes
Understanding of railway design and delivery principles.
Experience in stakeholder management.
Understanding of railway access principles, experience in reading Railway Access box plans alongside schedules
Essential
Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership
Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and delivery of major construction/engineering projects.
Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning/scheduling tools
Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of project resource management.
Good communication skills at all levels and a team player.
Good information technology user skills.
Desirable
Knowledge of/experience in rail processes and systems.
Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry.
Educated to “A” level standard in a mathematics or information technology-related topic.
Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant
CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)
Ad ID: 5417197305
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