Project Planner

📍 Location: Northampton
💼 Salary: £42,000 - £48,000
⏰ Hours: Monday - Friday

About the Company
Our client is a leading international provider of temporary structures and buildings, delivering innovative space solutions for major sporting events, exhibitions, retail environments, and commercial projects across the UK and Europe. Known for their quality, expertise, and collaborative culture, they play a vital role in creating spaces wherever and whenever they're needed.

As a Project Planner, you will take ownership of projects from order placement through to successful completion, ensuring all resources, schedules and stakeholders are aligned to deliver projects safely, efficiently and on time. Working closely with Project Managers, Site Managers, suppliers and subcontractors, you'll play a key role throughout the entire project lifecycle.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects from order stage through to handover and dismantling.


• Develop project specifications, technical documentation and drawings.


• Prepare and manage construction and dismantling programmes.


• Coordinate internal teams, suppliers and subcontractors to ensure smooth project delivery.


• Source subcontractors, agree programmes and monitor project costs.


• Manage project variations and maintain commercial awareness throughout delivery.


• Ensure licences, permits and compliance requirements are in place.


• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.


• Brief Site Managers and support project mobilisation activities.


• Attend sites to carry out quality inspections and produce as-built documentation.


• Prepare handover packs, O&M manuals and completion documentation.


• Support tender activities, maintenance requirements and warranty obligations.

🔍 What We're Looking For

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive individual with excellent planning and coordination skills.

Requirements include:

• Previous experience in a Project Planning, Project Coordination or similar role.


• Strong organisational and scheduling skills.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.


• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.


• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of project costs and contract variations.


• A practical and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.


• Confidence working with clients, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors.

🌟 Nice to Have

• Experience within construction, temporary structures, engineering or a related project-based environment.


• Understanding of technical drawings and project documentation.


• Knowledge of construction compliance, permits and regulatory requirements.


• Experience working across complex, multi-site projects.

💙 Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive salary of £42,000 - £48,000.


• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of high-profile UK and international projects.


• Responsibility throughout the full project lifecycle.


• Collaborative and supportive team environment.


• Exposure to major events, exhibitions and commercial developments.


• Career development opportunities within a growing international organisation.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.