Mechanical Construction Planner

TipTopJob; Coleraine; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad is seeking an experienced Mechanical Construction Planner to support the planning and delivery of mechanical construction activities on the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgewater.

The role involves developing and maintaining detailed Level 5 schedules and four-week lookahead plans, ensuring alignment with wider programme milestones, and providing evidence-based progress updates to enable safe, predictable delivery by integrated construction teams.

Qualifications

• HNC in engineering discipline required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in construction planning.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining construction schedules.
• Understanding of sequencing, progress measurement and quantity tracking.
• Ability to integrate engineering, materials, access and commissioning into plans.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a regulated construction environment.
• Experience in nuclear/heavy industry or major infrastructure is advantageous.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Level 5 mechanical construction schedules.
• Prepare and update four-week lookahead plans.
• Ensure schedules align with 16-week lookahead milestones.
• Establish activity-level progress and quantity measurement.
• Track progress and installed quantities against plan.
• Provide schedule progress updates based on evidence.
• Collaborate with engineering, materials, access, and commissioning teams.
• Confirm activity readiness with construction and delivery teams.
• Identify constraints and risks; escalate as needed.
• Maintain accurate planning information reflecting site progress.
• Provide visibility of readiness, productivity, and performance.
• Support overall programme delivery with MEH Planning teams.

Skills

Construction planning

Schedule development

Progress measurement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Deadline-driven

Risk identification

Education

HNC in engineering

Job description

Location: Bridgewater

Salary : Competitive

Vacancy Type: Permanent

We are seeking an experienced and technically capable Mechanical Construction Planner to support the planning and delivery of mechanical construction activities within the MEH Alliance on Hinkley Point C.

The role will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed mechanical Level 5 construction schedules and four:week lookahead plans. Working as part of the MEH Planning and Project Control function, the role will provide accurate, evidence:based progress information and support visibility of construction readiness, productivity, constraints and schedule risks.

The successful candidate will work closely with construction and delivery teams to integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning requirements, ensuring planned activities are ready for execution and aligned with the wider MEH programme.

Key Deliverables / Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain detailed mechanical Level 5 construction schedules.
• Prepare, maintain and update mechanical four:week lookahead plans.
• Ensure mechanical schedules are aligned with the overall 16:week lookahead and key programme milestones.
• Establish activity:level progress and quantity measurement requirements.
• Measure construction progress and track installed quantities against planned outputs.
• Provide accurate, evidence:based schedule progress updates.
• Integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning requirements into construction planning activities.
• Confirm activity readiness with construction and delivery teams.
• Identify construction constraints, risks and potential programme impacts, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Provide clear visibility of construction readiness, productivity and schedule performance to support safe and predictable delivery.
• Work collaboratively with the MEH Planning and Project Control teams to support overall programme delivery.
• Maintain accurate planning information and ensure schedule data reflects actual site progress.
• Maintained mechanical Level 5 construction schedules.
• Weekly mechanical four:week lookahead plans.
• Mechanical inputs to the overall MEH 16:week lookahead.
• Accurate, evidence:based schedule progress updates.
• Installed and remaining quantity trackers.
• Planned versus actual quantity and productivity reports.
• Clear identification and communication of construction readiness, constraints and schedule risks.

Key Requirements / Qualifications

• HNC in any engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years experience within a construction planning environment.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining construction schedules, ideally within a large:scale engineering or construction project.
• Good understanding of construction sequencing, progress measurement and quantity tracking.
• Ability to integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning requirements into construction plans.
• Strong analytical and problem:solving skills, with the ability to identify constraints and programme risks.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with construction, engineering, project controls and delivery teams.
• Ability to work accurately to deadlines within a complex, highly regulated construction environment.
• Previous experience within the nuclear, heavy industry or major infrastructure sectors would be advantageous.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Altrad, please do not hesitate .