Construction Planning Trainee

Balfour Beatty PLC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Planner for a full-time role. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning high-value, complex projects from initial tender to completion. Responsibilities include monitoring progress, facilitating planning meetings, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. The firm offers a competitive salary, 25 days of holiday, pension contributions, private healthcare, and a personal development programme among other flexible benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday per annum

Pension with leading provider

Private healthcare

Free Employee Assistance Program

Discounts

Personal development programme

Flexible benefits

Travel allowance

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Industrial Building Services projects.
• Ability to create and own the programming from initial tender through to completion, including commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Plan allocated high-value and complex projects producing workable programmes.
• Facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with project stakeholders.
• Monitor progress and productivity against the project plan.

Skills

Planning skills

Critical Path Analysis

Cost Management

Resource Planning

Job description

Perm/Full Time Competitive Salary, Travel Allowance + Flexible Benefits We are looking for a Senior Planner to join our West Midlands part of the Engineering business to work on exciting projects coming through the pipeline.

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK.

Responsibilities

The main purpose of the role is to plan allocated high-value and complex projects, producing workable, realistic and efficient programmes of work that meet appropriate standards. Plans will be implemented with a best‑practice approach utilising Critical Path Analysis, Resource Planning, Cost Management and Progress/Productivity Monitoring and Control.

Arrange and facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with relevant project stakeholders to agree the team's input into the project plan and work closely with the team and our external customer.

Produce and agree a 'Contract Baseline' programme for each allocated project that aligns with the agreed formal contract, price and workscope, thereby reducing risk for NG Bailey.

Collaborate with the Planning Manager to ensure that planning outputs and reports are produced in a timely manner for all contract reviews.

Support operational teams to determine whether project targets are being achieved and jointly establish and agree corrective measures where necessary.

Take responsibility for all allocated projects, ensuring progress and productivity are monitored against the project plan, and circulate clear reports to the appropriate stakeholders in a concise and timely manner (e.g., Resource Histograms, 'S' Curves, Earned Value Analysis).

Maintain and update the contract baseline in line with agreed contract changes (e.g., variations), and ensure change impacts are effectively communicated to Operations and Commercial teams.

When variations are included, integrate them into project plans in consultation with the Planning Manager.

Perform Time/Risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the Project Manager throughout the entire project life cycle.

Ensure all planning-related activities comply with contractual obligations, internal processes, and external legislation governing business operations.

Qualifications

Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Industrial Building Services projects.

Ability to create and own the programming from initial tender through to completion, including commissioning.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare.
• Free 24/7/365 Employee Assistance Program (mental health and wellbeing support, including counselling sessions and legal advice).
• Discounts.
• Personal development programme.
• Flexible benefits.
• Travel allowance.

If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.