P6 Planning Engineers

PACE Global; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking a P6 Planning Engineer to join their team in Birmingham. This role involves building and maintaining complex project schedules in Primavera P6, working closely with project management teams to ensure successful delivery of power sector projects. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in planning for infrastructure or power projects and advanced skills in Primavera P6. Benefits include a long-term contract, hybrid working, and a supportive environment that values planning for project success.

Qualifications

• Strong planning experience on infrastructure or power projects, ideally in Transmission, Distribution, Energy, or Utilities.
• Advanced skills in Primavera P6, with the ability to build, maintain, and analyze project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Build and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Risk teams to drive performance.
• Support critical path analysis and earn value tracking.

Skills

Planning experience on infrastructure or power projects

Advanced skills in Primavera P6

Understanding of project controls

Confidence to work client-side

Job description

P6 Planning Engineer – Midlands Region

Contract or Permanent £50-75,000 or £500 per day.

Power & Infrastructure Projects

We’re partnering with one of the UK’s leading consultancies delivering major power and infrastructure programmes across the Midlands.

They’re scaling up and need a team of P6 Planning Engineers to keep complex projects on track.

What you’ll be doing :

• Building, maintaining, and analysing detailed project schedules in Primavera P6
• Working closely with Project Managers, Cost, and Risk teams to drive performance
• Supporting critical path analysis, earned value tracking, and progress reporting
• Bringing structure, foresight, and control to high-value projects in the power sector

What you’ll bring :

• Strong planning experience on infrastructure or power projects (Transmission, Distribution, Energy, or Utilities ideal)
• Advanced skills in Primavera P6
• Solid understanding of project controls, interfaces, and reporting cycles
• Confidence to work client-side or within a consultancy delivery team

Why this role :

• Long-term contract or permanent – your choice
• Flexible base across the Midlands with hybrid working
• Join a progressive environment that values planning as a key driver of project success

📅 Interviewing now for December / January starts

If you’re a P6 Planner looking for your next contract or career move — this one’s worth a chat.

DM me directly or email [e-mail] to discuss.