Inspections Planner

About the Role

This role is central to creating, maintaining, and communicating project delivery schedules using specialist planning tools (Primavera P6) to ensure that inspections are completed on time.

The Inspections Planner will work closely with the Inspections team, subcontractors, and key stakeholders to produce accurate and reliable inspection schedules. They will also produce regular reports showing progress compared to agreed baselines, including reasons for any deviation.

An important part of this role is to support the Commercial team in assessing the impact of Compensation Events under the NEC contract. Using the project schedule, they will make assessments of changes, including Extensions of Time, and communicate clearly and in an evidence-based manner on the results of this analysis.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Set up inspections in the planning system according to standard WBS codes and the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) to enable reporting.
• Establish agreed delivery baselines and create new ones as necessary to enable monitoring and reporting performance.
• Liaise with the Commercial Team to review and agree monthly forecasts, ensuring delivery assumptions in both the commercial forecast and schedule forecast align.
• Progress the programme monthly using information and reports from site, as well as contractor applications, reports, and progress updates – query any discrepancies as necessary with the Project Manager.
• Provide the Project Manager with at least a monthly update of the delivery programme in an agreed format, including programme performance, four-month lookaheads, key trends/issues impacting progress, and overall predictability.
• Undertake programme assessments of Compensation Events on behalf of the Project Manager, advising on any valid Extensions of Time, and provide clear evidence to support decisions and commercial discussions.
• Use schedule information to create schedule benchmarks for future projects based on previous actual schedule data.

Who We’re Looking For

• The following qualities and experience are essential:
  • Educated to A-level standard or equivalent, preferably including mathematics or other technical subjects.
  • Experienced in the use of project planning and scheduling software (Primavera P6).
  • Experience of working with NEC contracts (preferred).
  • Experience of working in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Knowledge and experience of handling large volumes of data with the ability to summarise key points and trends.
  • Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities without impacting outputs.
  • Experience in inspection programmes or infrastructure delivery.

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk