Planner: Site‑Smart for Scotland Grid (Remote Options)

Balfour Beatty plc; Stornoway; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

We are seeking a Planner to join Balfour Beatty on the ASTI project, Isle of Lewis, leveraging site experience to develop, manage and maintain construction programmes. The role sits within a broader team of planning professionals, offering development in Primavera P6 and other planning systems.

You will work closely with construction, engineering, design, procurement and commercial teams to reflect realistic sequences and resources, while monitoring progress and reporting findings.

Qualifications

• Previous site‑based experience within civil engineering, infrastructure, energy or another relevant construction environment.
• Recently moved into a planning position, or gained planning responsibilities as part of a site‑based role.
• Strong understanding of construction methodology, sequencing and site operations.
• Experience contributing to construction programmes, short‑term plans, progress updates or project reporting.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to interpret project information and communicate it clearly.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
• Confidence working collaboratively with site teams and project stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Some experience of planning software such as Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject or Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining detailed project programmes in collaboration with construction, engineering, design, procurement and commercial teams.
• Using your site experience to ensure programmes reflect realistic construction sequences, methodologies and resource requirements.
• Supporting the production of short‑term, medium‑term and contract programmes.
• Monitoring progress against agreed baselines and identifying potential delays, risks and opportunities.
• Reviewing the project's critical path and communicating findings to the project team.
• Gathering progress information from site teams, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Producing programme updates, progress reports, presentations and planning information.
• Supporting programme change control and maintaining accurate planning records.
• Assisting with resource planning across labour, plant, equipment and materials.
• Working with project stakeholders to improve coordination and support timely project delivery.
• Producing and analysing project data and key performance indicators.
• Helping the project team identify appropriate corrective actions where performance differs from the programme.

Skills

Site experience

Planning knowledge

Excel

Collaboration

Interpret information

Time management

Tools

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

Microsoft Project

Job description

We are seeking a Planner to join Balfour Beatty on the ASTI project, Isle of Lewis, leveraging site experience to develop, manage and maintain construction programmes. The role sits within a broader team of planning professionals, offering development in Primavera P6 and other planning systems.

You will work closely with construction, engineering, design, procurement and commercial teams to reflect realistic sequences and resources, while monitoring progress and reporting findings.