Senior MEP Planner
Senior MEP Planner
📍 London initially | Weybridge, Surrey from 2028
Ready to plan something big?
Crown House Technologies, part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, is looking for an experienced Senior MEP Planner to play a key role on a major, long-term project in the Weybridge area.
You'll initially be based from our central London office near Paddington Station, before transitioning to site in January 2028. The overall scheme is planned through to Q2 2034, giving you the opportunity to influence the project from early planning right through to delivery.
As one of the UK's leading engineering and building services specialists, Crown House Technologies delivers complex projects across sectors including healthcare, defence, justice and nuclear.
What you'll be doing
You'll take the lead on MEP planning and programme controls, working closely with our project, engineering, commercial, design and construction teams.
Your role will include:
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Leading planning and programme coordination.
- Developing and maintaining the Contract Programme and Programme to Build.
- Planning across design, procurement, construction and short-term delivery.
- Developing logical, efficient and buildable construction sequences.
- Monitoring progress and identifying risks, opportunities and potential delays.
- Providing programme analysis, forecasting and practical mitigation plans.
- Advising on the commercial and programme impact of project decisions.
- Working directly with the client, project team, stakeholders and supply chain.
- Supporting and developing other planners within the team.
- Driving improvements in planning, controls and project delivery.
What we're looking for
You'll be an experienced planner with a strong understanding of MEP and complex construction delivery, comfortable operating at senior level.
Ideally, you'll bring:
✅ Senior-level planning experience on complex construction or MEP projects
✅ Strong MEP sequencing, buildability and programme knowledge
✅ Experience with project/programme controls and forecasting
✅ Pre-construction, design, procurement and construction planning experience
✅ Strong client and stakeholder communication skills
✅ The ability to spot programme issues and turn them into workable solutions
✅ Experience supporting, coaching or leading other planners
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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