Planner

Snc-Lavalin; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Linxon in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Planner to drive the development and management of complex substation project schedules. You will ensure delivery on time while upholding safety and quality standards, coordinating with engineering, procurement and construction teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, and proven planning experience on EPC projects. Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project and related planning tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Planning Engineer on EPC projects, preferably energy or substations.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project, and related planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning tools.
• Define project milestones, critical paths, and key deliverables.
• Define and develop the WBS and work packages.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, and construction schedules into a master project schedule
• Resource load the programme.
• Perform delay analysis and propose mitigation strategies
• Act as a key interface between the client and internal teams regarding project planning.
• Facilitate planning workshops and meetings to resolve scheduling conflicts and optimize timelines.
• Perform Earned Value Management planning and monitoring.
• Liaise with project managers, site teams, and subcontractors to ensure alignment of schedules.
• Perform impact analysis of changes to the project scope, timeline, or budget.
• Perform schedule risk analysis using Primavera Risk Analysis or similar software.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Planning experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Job Description Job Title: Lead Planner Location: Glasgow

Join us!! As a Planner will play a key role in the successful delivery of large substation project. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all project schedules are effectively developed, managed, and delivered on time, aligning with the highest standards of quality and safety.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Planner or Planning Engineer to join our team in Glasgow and play a key role in the successful delivery of large substation project. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all project schedules are effectively developed, managed, and delivered on time, aligning with the highest standards of quality and safety.

What will you do?

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning tools.
• Define project milestones, critical paths, and key deliverables.
• Define and develop the WBS and work packages.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, and construction schedules into a master project schedule
• Resource load the programme.
• Perform delay analysis and propose mitigation strategies
• Act as a key interface between the client and internal teams regarding project planning.
• Facilitate planning workshops and meetings to resolve scheduling conflicts and optimize timelines.
• Perform Earned Value Management planning and monitoring.
• Liaise with project managers, site teams, and subcontractors to ensure alignment of schedules.
• Perform impact analysis of changes to the project scope, timeline, or budget.
• Perform schedule risk analysis using Primavera Risk Analysis or similar software.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Planning Engineer in EPC projects, preferably in the energy or substation sectors.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, and other relevant planning tools.

About Linxon Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity. We combine Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis’s project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon. Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world‑class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects. As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you #Linxon

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At Linxon

At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.

We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Linxon is a joint venture company set up by AtkinsRéalis and Hitachi Energy to deliver turnkey electrical AC substation projects. At Linxon, we are the experts for substations related to renewable and conventional power generation, power transmission and transportation solutions. Our responsibility includes project design, engineering, procurement, construction, management and finally commissioning. Our team combines project management expertise and industry leading technology to create a true partner for reliable, sustainable energy solutions.