Construction Planner

Morson Edge; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is recruiting a Construction Planner for Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset. The role is primarily site-based with flexible hybrid options; expect four days onsite and one day remote per week.

You will develop and maintain detailed construction schedules for a major nuclear new-build, coordinating with engineering, materials, resources and commissioning to ensure safe, efficient delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction planning environments.
• Experience producing and maintaining detailed project schedules.
• Experience using Primavera P6 planning software.
• Experience on large-scale construction, engineering, maintenance, outage or shutdown projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed mechanical construction schedules aligned to programme objectives.
• Prepare and update four-week lookahead plans and longer-term planning activities.
• Monitor progress and provide accurate, evidence-based schedule updates.
• Integrate engineering, materials, resources, access, quality and commissioning requirements into plans.
• Confirm activity readiness and work with teams to identify and mitigate risks.

Skills

Project scheduling

Four-week lookahead

Site coordination

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

HNC in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Construction Planner

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Attractive Salary + Benefits

Full time / Permanent / 37 hour per week / Mon - Fri

We are recruiting a Construction Planner at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater Nr Somerset.

This is predominantly a full-time, site-based position however, flexible hybrid working arrangements are available. The potential working pattern would be four days onsite and one day working remotely per week.

The role

This is your opportunity to play a key role in delivering one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in Europe. Working at the heart of a major nuclear new-build programme, youll help ensure construction activities are planned, coordinated, and delivered safely and efficiently.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Developing and maintaining detailed mechanical construction schedules aligned to programme objectives.
• Preparing and updating four-week lookahead plans and supporting longer-term planning activities.
• Monitoring progress against planned outputs and providing accurate, evidence-based schedule updates.
• Integrating engineering, materials, resources, access, quality and commissioning requirements into construction plans.
• Confirming activity readiness and collaborating with construction and delivery teams to identify and mitigate risks.

Essential experience of the Construction Planner

• Significant experience within a construction planning environment.
• Experience producing and maintaining detailed project schedules.
• Experience using Primavera P6 planning software.
• Experience working on large-scale construction, engineering, maintenance, outage or shutdown projects.
• Experience working in a site-based project environment and engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Construction Planner

• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in an Engineering discipline.
• Security Clearance - The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.