Planner

Role overview

Mercury is a leading European construction solutions company that delivers complex engineering and construction projects for major organisations. Its work spans advanced, high-impact sectors such as enterprise data centres, hyperscale data centres, life sciences, advanced technology, and fire protection. The company places strong emphasis on innovation, teamwork, and creating opportunities for people to develop in a supportive environment.

What this role involves

The Planner will manage a portfolio of tender projects from the planning side and report into the Planning Department. The role focuses on developing detailed bid programmes, supporting construction sequencing, coordinating with internal teams, and producing reliable planning information for tender and project control purposes.

Tender programme development

• Build tender schedules at Levels 2 to 4, along with schedule narratives and progress curves that meet bid requirements.
• Make sure planning outputs comply with schedule specifications, employer requirements, contract terms, and internal SOPs and guidelines.
• Support the preparation of 4D models and/or 2D phasing plans to communicate sequencing, logistics, and phasing approaches.
• Work with internal stakeholders to clarify milestones, scope, sequence, and construction methods.

Planning, scheduling, and analysis

• Create tender programmes across design, procurement, preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and handover stages.
• Carry out delay analysis, float-path reviews, and milestone forecasting.

Data, reporting, and commercial support

• Keep planning databases up to date and prepare progress reports for internal and client use.
• Provide accurate planning information to support payment applications and contract reviews.

Stakeholder coordination

• Serve as the main contact for tender planning queries.
• Liaise with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams to align programme information and support schedule workshops.
• Attend mid-bid meetings and present tender schedules and related deliverables when needed.

Resource, cost, and team support

• Apply resource loading and cash flow loading to programmes in collaboration with estimators.
• Mentor junior planners and encourage strong planning practices.
• Provide cover for planner duties when required, including senior tender planner responsibilities.
• Train staff where necessary and highlight issues to relevant stakeholders, together with proposed solutions.
• Handle any other duties connected to the position.

Workplace and employer notes

Mercury states that it is an equal opportunities employer.