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MEP Planner
- Posted 26 August 2025
- Salary Competitive
- LocationNorthamptonshire
- Job type Permanent
- Sectors Built Environment, Building Services
- ReferenceBH-39221
Job description
🔧 Job Title: M&E Planner
📍 Location: City of London & Central Lodnon (Site & Office-Based)
💼 Job Type: Permanent orFreelance Full-Time
💰 Salary: Competitive + Package + Travel Paid + 25 Days Annual Leave
💡 The Opportunity
An established and well-respected building services contractor is seeking an experienced M&E Planner to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in delivering large-scale residential and mixed-use developments across the UK, with a strong focus on Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEPH) coordination and delivery. This role is ideal for a candidate who enjoys working across both office and site environments, with real responsibility over the planning lifecycle from tender through to commissioning.
📋 Key Responsibilities
Programme Development
To apply or find out more, please submit your CV via this job board or send directly to chloe.kearns@peoplegroup.com. All applications will be handled in strict confidence.
📍 Location: City of London & Central Lodnon (Site & Office-Based)
💼 Job Type: Permanent orFreelance Full-Time
💰 Salary: Competitive + Package + Travel Paid + 25 Days Annual Leave
💡 The Opportunity
An established and well-respected building services contractor is seeking an experienced M&E Planner to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in delivering large-scale residential and mixed-use developments across the UK, with a strong focus on Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEPH) coordination and delivery. This role is ideal for a candidate who enjoys working across both office and site environments, with real responsibility over the planning lifecycle from tender through to commissioning.
📋 Key Responsibilities
Programme Development
- Take ownership of initial project schedules and phasing strategies with minimal supervision.
- Create detailed baseline programmes covering MEPH works, resource planning, and key milestones.
- Work closely with pre-construction and project teams to align planning outputs with commercial and technical scopes.
- Review and refine programmes based on feedback from internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain comprehensive project schedules integrating MEPH installation and commissioning.
- Ensure MEPH activities align with critical path and overall project objectives.
- Produce lookahead schedules and short-term programmes for site teams.
- Continuously interpret technical documents to adapt planning strategies.
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor MEPH progress and feed back into planning systems.
- Generate and analyse progress droplines, flagging variances and risks.
- Liaise directly with site teams to resolve sequencing or resourcing issues in real time.
- Prepare progress reports, forecasts, and mitigation strategies for key stakeholders.
- Carry out critical path analyses and delay reviews when required.
- Maintain accurate records of programme changes and justification logs.
- Act as the main planning interface for MEPH delivery across projects.
- Attend project progress meetings, provide updates, and flag planning risks.
- Coordinate with subcontractors and design teams to ensure timely execution.
- Previous experience in a planning role with a mechanical and electrical focus (MEPH).
- Strong understanding of construction programmes, methodologies, and planning best practices.
- Proficiency in planning software such as Asta Powerproject, Primavera P6 or MS Project.
- Confident communicator, comfortable working across multiple departments and project teams.
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively across pre-construction and live project phases.
- Competitive salary + package.
- Long-term pipeline of high-value residential and mixed-use projects.
- Opportunity to work for a reputable and forward-thinking contractor with a strong track record.
- Career development support in a progressive environment.
To apply or find out more, please submit your CV via this job board or send directly to chloe.kearns@peoplegroup.com. All applications will be handled in strict confidence.
