Graduate Planner: Power Grid & Infrastructure

Balfour Beatty plc

Tees Valley

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 32,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
25 days holiday
Permanent contract from day one
Bi-annual progression reviews
Graduate networking events
Duke of Edinburgh Award involvement

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is recruiting a Graduate Planner as part of its 2027 Early Careers programme. Based in Middlesbrough, you’ll support planning for UK projects, work with experienced teams, and gain hands-on experience from day one while pursuing professional accreditations.

You will develop technical and analytical skills in planning, forecasting, and project controls, contributing to successful delivery on major infrastructure schemes while benefiting from a structured graduate development

Qualifications

  • Degree in Construction Management/Construction Planning with minimum 2:2 honours.
  • Full UK driving license required.
  • Flexibility to travel and stay away from home; travel expenses reimbursed.

Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day planning across projects, ensuring programmes remain accurate and aligned with delivery requirements.
  • Develop, maintain, and update short- and long-term project programmes to reflect progress and changes.
  • Manage and update project and contractual programmes in line with reporting requirements and project objectives.
  • Monitor progress, analyse programme performance, identify variances, risks and opportunities.
  • Assist in collecting, analysing, and presenting progress information to support decisions.
  • Apply planning techniques including sequencing, logic development, critical path analysis, resource planning, and forecasting.
  • Produce planning reports, dashboards, and performance information for teams and stakeholders.
  • Support project controls activities such as baseline management and change management.
  • Work with project teams to understand requirements, construction activities, and delivery strategies.

Skills

Curiosity
Proactivity
Communication
Teamwork

Education

Degree in Construction Management/Construction Planning

Job description

Balfour Beatty is recruiting a Graduate Planner as part of its 2027 Early Careers programme. Based in Middlesbrough, you’ll support planning for UK projects, work with experienced teams, and gain hands-on experience from day one while pursuing professional accreditations.

You will develop technical and analytical skills in planning, forecasting, and project controls, contributing to successful delivery on major infrastructure schemes while benefiting from a structured graduate development

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