Lead Mechanical Construction Planner

Morson Edge; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is recruiting a Lead Mechanical Construction Planner for Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater. The role is predominantly site-based with flexible hybrid patterns, requiring on-site presence 3–4 days a week.

You will lead the mechanical construction planning team, develop Level 5 schedules, and coordinate interfaces across disciplines to ensure milestones are met. A strong leadership and planning background is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction planning, project controls or engineering planning.
• Experience leading planning teams on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and managing integrated construction schedules.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 planning software.
• Experience site-based construction, maintenance, outage or shutdown planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Mechanical Construction Planning team to support project delivery.
• Develop and maintain integrated Level-5 mechanical construction schedules aligned to milestones.
• Ensure four-week planning window activities are mature and ready for construction.
• Identify and manage interfaces between mechanical, electrical, HVAC and other disciplines.
• Produce planning reports, progress reviews and contribute to the 16-week lookahead.

Skills

Team leadership

Construction planning

Integrated schedules

Primavera P6

Site-based experience

Education

Higher National Certificate in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Lead Mechanical Construction Planner
Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset + Hybrid Working Patterns Available
Competitive + Benefits
Full time / Permanent / 37 hour per week / Mon - Fri

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

This is a predominantly a full time site-based role, however there are flexible hybrid working arrangements available. The successful candidate will typically be required to work on site 3-4 days per week.

The role

As a Lead Mechanical Construction Planner, youll take ownership of mechanical construction planning activities on a major infrastructure programme, leading a team responsible for ensuring construction schedules are integrated, achievable and aligned with key project milestones. Your work will provide critical visibility of construction readiness, interfaces, constraints and schedule risks, supporting the safe, coordinated and predictable delivery of complex engineering works.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a project that supports the UKs future infrastructure and engineering capability. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, youll help drive project success while developing your leadership, planning and project controls expertise in a dynamic environment at the forefront of engineering excellence.

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

• Leading and coordinating the Mechanical Construction Planning team to support project delivery.
• Developing and maintaining integrated Level 5 mechanical construction schedules aligned to programme milestones.
• Confirming activities entering the four-week planning window are sufficiently mature and ready for construction.
• Identifying and managing interfaces between mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and other delivery disciplines.
• Producing mechanical planning reports, progress reviews and contributions to the overall 16-week lookahead programme.

Essential experience of the Lead Mechanical Construction Planner

• Significant experience within a construction planning, project controls or engineering planning environment.
• Experience leading or managing planning teams within major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and managing integrated construction schedules.
• Experience using Primavera P6 planning software.
• Experience working in site-based construction, maintenance, outage or shutdown planning environments

Qualifications for the Lead Mechanical Construction Planner:

• Higher National Certificate in an Engineering discipline.

Security Clearance - The successful candidate must be a valid UK passport holder, with the ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ()