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🥝 Lead Project Planner

Trades Workforce Solutions | london, United-Kingdom | Posted May 28, 2026

Job Description

Lead Project Planner
Location: Manchester or York (3 days per week on-site, remainder flexible)
Contract Length: 12 months
Day Rate: Up to £530 (Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced Lead Project Planner to join a major infrastructure programme that is transforming rail services across the North of England. This is an opportunity to play a key role in one of the UK’s largest rail upgrade programmes, helping to deliver complex engineering projects that will bring long-term benefits to passengers and freight.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead planning and scheduling activities across a major infrastructure programme
  • Provide clear planning and scheduling outputs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Support and mentor planning teams, developing capability across the function
  • Simplify complex and detailed programme information for reporting purposes
  • Ens...

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