Planner/Planning Engineer (Civil & M&E) - P6 Expert

Galliford Try Group; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + car/car allowance

Generous holiday entitlement + buy/sac

Wide range of corporate discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid professional membership

Job summary

Galliford Try Group is seeking a Planner/Planning Engineer to join the Environment Business, covering the South Staffs and Cambridgeshire regions. You will develop and manage multidisciplinary Civil, Mechanical & Electrical programmes, coordinating with operational, engineering and commercial teams to ensure delivery and resourcing.

You will drive planning outputs, manage changes, and support strategic decision-making with forward-looking programme analysis.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong customer focus.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong IT, report-writing and data analysis skills, including ability to produce rapid "what if" programme scenarios.
• Good multidisciplinary construction knowledge (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, ICA).
• Ability to interpret 3D models and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic programmes of work using Primavera P6, working closely with key clients.
• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders to communicate programme updates, including resource and cost levelling.
• Develop standalone multidisciplinary construction baseline project plans with project delivery teams.
• Provide client-focused planning outputs, adopting Collaborative Planning where required.
• Identify, monitor and track changes to project scope, ensuring contractual principles are followed and impacts are clearly communicated to stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate and timely planning, progress reporting, critical path analysis, key milestones and stretch targets.
• Review programme data and integrate all construction activities to avoid resource clashes and site conflict.
• Compile and maintain project and programme information.
• Conduct regular site programme reviews to verify accurate progress reporting.
• Travel to regional offices and construction sites to support operational teams.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Asta Powerproject

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Asta Powerproject

Job description

Galliford Try Group is seeking a Planner/Planning Engineer to join the Environment Business, covering the South Staffs and Cambridgeshire regions. You will develop and manage multidisciplinary Civil, Mechanical & Electrical programmes, coordinating with operational, engineering and commercial teams to ensure delivery and resourcing.

You will drive planning outputs, manage changes, and support strategic decision-making with forward-looking programme analysis.