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Job Title: Senior Site Construction Planner
Our Ref: 13184
Employment Type: Contract This role has been deemed inside IR35
DurationL: 12-Months
Location: Mold
Are you ready to take ownership of the construction and commissioning schedule for one of the UK’s flagship carbon-capture projects—where your planning expertise will directly influence delivery, safety, and on-site performance every single day?
Can you confidently bring structure to complexity—aligning multiple subcontractor plans, resolving schedule risks, and driving clarity across engineering, procurement, and HSE teams in a fast-moving site environment?
Do you thrive in a hands-on, site-based role where your Primavera P6 skills, commissioning knowledge, and constructability insight can make you the go-to planning expert for an entire project controls team?
Your duties and responsibilities will be
In this role, you will play a key part in the project controls team and support the planning activities for the construction phase of the project. delivering the EPCm phase of a large carbon capture project located adjacent to a cement plant in North Wales. This is a site-based position and will require your presence on site five days per week.

  • Provide detailed construction and commissioning input to the project with a view to aligning all input schedules
  • Assist with aspects of the project construction and commissioning, execution planning and contracting strategies
  • Prepare / review and agree with site management, documents to communicate installation sequencing, schedule timings and resource requirements to subcontractors, project management, procurement and the construction site supervision / HSE teams
  • Assist with development of construction and commissioning workflows to support project execution as required
  • Liaise with engineers and Construction Management throughout to maximise the use of construction knowledge and experience in all aspects of the project paying particular attention to constructability
  • Review the project requirements utilising the constructability checklist to identify critical execution issues, then assist with the overall schedule by inputting key data from the subcontractors’ planning systems
  • In conjunction with the Warehouse / Materials Control Manager, monitor the shipping/delivery forecasts match the ROS dates, planning for any that do not, to ensure project schedule is met
  • Assist with dates for turnover of the systems and sub-systems, setting realistic milestones for the Sub-Contractors to achieve
    Qualifications:
  • Experience in construction/site based EPCC planning role
  • Experience using Primavera P6 planning application
  • Proven problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Experience with construction plans and specifications, tracking changes and developing project documentation
  • Experience tracking and analysing schedule variances and knowledge of how to respond is essential
  • Demonstrable experience of simultaneous management of multiple subcontractors plans with respect to their direct field labour
  • Excellent understanding of commissioning processes and procedures
    Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
    We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
    Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business

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