Planning Engineer

Planning Engineer

The Planning Engineer creates, maintains and enhances the relevant project programmes required by our client. The Planning Engineer will be an expert in project planning, having the ability to produce programmes from first principles. The objective of the Planning Engineer is to ensure that Lead Planning Engineer and Senior Management team have a clear understanding of programme aspects within business such as project progress, performance, KPI’s risks and any contingency plans. In this regard, the Planning Engineer will be proactive and alert to opportunities to improving programme performance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. SHE

•          To demonstrate and promote safe behaviours in accordance with business safety values.

2. Technical Expert

•          Develop and maintain detailed, construction-focused project schedules in Primavera P6 across the full project lifecycle – from early development through to delivery and operation.

•          Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software packages, inc. Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint.

•          Issue and maintain logic driven schedules that meet the time, cost and quality requirements of the project.

•          Create and assist with scenario planning requests a from the Senior Management Team.

•          Understand impact on wider schedule interfaces at package, project and portfolio level.

•          Ability to conduct a comprehensive review of the submitted 3rd party/supply chain schedules for schedule integrity and compliance with e contract.

•          Identify and analyse critical paths, delays, and risks, supporting the development of robust mitigation strategies to maintain schedule integrity.

•          Consult closely with engineering, procurement, and site construction teams to build realistic, logic-driven programmes that reflect actual site conditions and sequencing.

•          Develop, implement, and monitor earned value management systems that accurately measure progress and performance and provide timely reporting and feedback to the project management team that are appropriate to the project needs. Thoroughly understand earned value management principles and apply practical field experience of planning & scheduling knowledge to identify challenges to the project schedule and suggest mitigation plans.

•          With the support of the Project Services Risk Team, conduct Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis to understand where risk is in the schedule.

•          Ensures full Baseline Change Management is applied to the programmes so that there is a clear audit trail of changes impacting the programme of works.

3. Data Analysis

•          Ability to generate and gather data from primary and secondary sources.

•          Quality checking of data to ensure that accurate reports are issued with any data integrity issues resolved beforehand.

•          Interrogation and challenge of data sources as required.

•          Play an integral role in interpreting programmes to identify business critical issues and make recommendations for improvements.

 

4. Presentation

•          Proficient skills to present trend analysis information with the ability to report data at all levels.

•          Present clear and concise information that informs key business decisions.

 

5. Stakeholder Engagement

•          Engage constructively with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external to business, to ensure information is effectively understood and communicated.

•          Successfully manage and effectively control the cross-discipline relationships within the project controls functions for a project / portfolio.

•          Support Junior members of Project Services

 

6. Collaboration

•          In undertaking these responsibilities, the Planning Engineer is required to work in close collaboration with all teams across internal teams and the wider Supply Chain, to build and maintain strong and trusted working relationships.

 

Essential Functional / Technical Skills

•          Proven experience as a Planning Engineer using Primavera P6 on large scale construction or infrastructure projects.

•          A solid understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, and site execution, gained through hands-on experience with multidisciplinary project delivery teams.

•          Practical experience working under NEC3/FIDIC contracts, including assessing delay impacts, change events, and contractor claims. Expertise in reviewing complex programmes and ensuring quality.

•          Demonstrated ability to use Primavera P6 to build and manage complex, logic-linked construction programmes

•          Excellent relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.

•          A clear track record of specific projects you’ve supported, with defined roles, responsibilities, and client or contractor organisations that demonstrate your ability to deliver in a complex project environment.

•          A proactive, can-do attitude and solid knowledge of Microsoft 365 Office Suite

 

Personal Attributes / Competencies

•          Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills and ability to manage and influence multiple stakeholders.

•          Demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective engagement and influencing across all levels within the organisation.

•          Ability to take responsibility for delivering objectives and work effectively without constant supervision.

•          Ability to prioritise workload as required to meet customer expectations.

•          Collaborate closely with engineering, procurement, and site construction teams to build realistic, logic-driven programmes that reflect actual site conditions and sequencing. Demonstrate effective leadership in the execution of planning & scheduling activities within the department.

•          Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with departmental management and project team leads.

•          Develop and maintain strategic relationships with applicable external entities such as clients, partners, and subcontractors.

•          Conduct delay analysis and evaluate the time impact of change events, contractor claims, and variations, ensuring full compliance with NEC3/NEC4 contractual requirements.

•          Provide clear, concise planning reports and insights to inform key decisions, track progress, and support performance management.

•          Comfortable challenging information in a constructive way so that correct information is being reported.

•          A systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to all aspects of the role.

•          Self-motivated with the ability to identify issues and propose solutions.

•          Ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently.

•          Promote a positive working atmosphere. Motivate peers and junior staff.

•          Good personal effectiveness, managing workload and supporting colleagues within the project teams.

•          The ability to interact at all levels.

•          Able to debate objectively, reaching the most appropriate outcome.

•          High quality of work and exemplary behaviour.

•          Strong organisational and times management skills.